CVE-2025-34409
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMailEnable versions prior to 10.54 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Failed parameter of /Mondo/lang/sys/Forms/MAI/AddRecipientsResult.aspx. The Failed value is not properly sanitized when processed via a GET request and is reflected in the response, allowing an attacker to break out of existing markup and inject arbitrary script. A remote attacker can supply a crafted payload that closes an existing HTML list element, inserts attacker-controlled JavaScript, and comments out remaining code, leading to script execution in a victim’s browser when the victim visits a malicious link. Successful exploitation can redirect victims to malicious sites, steal non-HttpOnly cookies, inject arbitrary HTML or CSS, and perform actions as the authenticated user.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceMailEnable versions prior to 10.54 contain a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Failed parameter of /Mondo/lang/sys/Forms/MAI/AddRecipientsResult.aspx. The Failed value from a GET request is not properly sanitized before being reflected in the HTTP response, allowing an attacker to break out of existing HTML markup and inject arbitrary JavaScript. Successful exploitation enables session hijacking via non-HttpOnly cookie theft, credential theft, and actions performed in the context of the authenticated user's session.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 10.54CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify MailEnable versionCheck the installed MailEnable version by looking at the version information in the MailEnable Administrator console, or check the version reported by the webmail or administration interface. On Windows, registry keys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MailEnable may also contain version details.Affected if The installed version is below 10.54 (for example, 10.53, 10.52, earlier releases).
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Verify vulnerable endpoint existsCheck if the file AddRecipientsResult.aspx exists in the /Mondo/lang/sys/Forms/MAI/ directory on the web server. This path is typically located under the MailEnable webmail or web administration root directory.Affected if The file exists and is accessible via the web server, indicating the vulnerable component is present.
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Confirm Failed parameter reflectionMake a GET request to the affected page with a test value in the Failed parameter (for example, ?Failed=test) and examine the HTTP response to see if the value is reflected back in the HTML output without encoding or sanitization.Affected if The Failed parameter value is reflected verbatim in the response HTML without proper output encoding, indicating the XSS vulnerability is present.
A user is affected if MailEnable version is below 10.54 and the AddRecipientsResult.aspx page reflects the Failed parameter without sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped10.54
Upgrade to MailEnable version 10.54 or later. Additionally, implement proper input validation and output encoding on the Failed parameter before reflecting it in the response.
10.54
- Upgrade MailEnable to version 10.54 or later to resolve the reflected XSS vulnerability in /Mondo/lang/sys/Forms/MAI/AddRecipientsResult.aspx
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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