CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-114470

MediumCVSS 5.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs

Summary

A CSRF vulnerability exists in the REST API of hMailServer 6.0.0 through 6.3.6 because cross-site protection covers only the cookie session, not HTTP Basic authentication. A browser holding cached Basic credentials can be tricked into performing a state-changing request (e.g., creating a domain, account, or API key) from an attacker-controlled site.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can blindly force a logged-in administrator to make critical changes to the mail server configuration, potentially leading to takeover of accounts and domains.

Recommendation

Update hMailServer to a version later than 6.3.6, restrict access to the REST API, and consider disabling HTTP Basic authentication in favor of CSRF-resistant mechanisms.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS