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CVE-2026-114470

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Description

Cross-site request forgery in the REST API of Progressive Robot hMailServer 6.0.0 through 6.3.6 allows a remote attacker to make an authenticated user's browser perform a state-changing request. The REST API accepts HTTP Basic authentication and answers a browser with a Basic sign-in box; a browser caches the credential once the box is answered and sends it with later requests to that origin, including a top-level form post from another site, and the server reads a request body whatever its declared content type. The cross-site protection covered only the cookie session (a header a cross-site form cannot set, and a SameSite=Strict cookie); HTTP Basic was not held to it. A page under an attacker's control, visited by a user whose browser holds a cached Basic credential for the REST API - typically an administrator who signed in through the box - could therefore cause a state-changing request such as creating a domain, an account or an API key, or changing a setting, with the victim's credential. The attacker cannot read the cross-origin response, so the forgery is blind.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.3 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-21 16:17:34.203000
Last modified
2026-10-29 21:17:11.480000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-114470",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-21T16:17:34.203",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-29T21:17:11.480",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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    }
  ],
  "affected": [
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      "source": "[email protected]",
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          "product": "hMailServer",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "repo": "https://gitlab.com/hmailserver/hmailserver",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "6.0.0",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.3.6",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
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  "metrics": {
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          "baseScore": 5.3,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/hmailserver/hmailserver/-/releases/v6.3.7",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/hmailserver/hmailserver/-/work_items/93",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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  ]
}