Ability Mail Server 4.2.6 has Persistent Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the body e-mail…
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Ability Mail Server 4.2.6 has Persistent Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the body e-mail body. To exploit the vulnerability, the victim must open an email with malicious Javascript inserted into the body of the email as an iframe.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00978 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:codecrafters:ability_mail_server:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.6 | Vulnerable | Codecrafters |
- cpe:2.3:a:codecrafters:ability_mail_server:4.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.6 Vulnerable ·Codecrafters
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-9557
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f36j-97wp-4jr5
References
More Codecrafters Ability Mail Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-12996 Ability Mail Server 3.3.2 has Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the body of an e-mail… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-9557 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-9557 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f36j-97wp-4jr5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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