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5.1

GFI MailEssentials AI: Stored Cross-Site Scripting Risk

CVE-2026-23617
Summary

GFI MailEssentials AI versions before 22.4 have a security weakness that allows an attacker to inject malicious code into the management interface. This could let an attacker take control of a logged-in user's session. Users should update to version 22.4 or later to fix this issue.

What to do

No fix is available yet. Check with your software vendor for updates.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versionsFix available
gfi mailessentials <= 22.4
Original title
GFI MailEssentials AI versions prior to 22.4 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Spam Keyword Checking (Body) conditions interface. An authenticated user can supply HTML/Java...
Original description
GFI MailEssentials AI versions prior to 22.4 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Spam Keyword Checking (Body) conditions interface. An authenticated user can supply HTML/JavaScript in the ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$pvGeneral$TXB_Condition parameter to /MailEssentials/pages/MailSecurity/ASKeywordChecking.aspx, which is stored and later rendered in the management interface, allowing script execution in the context of a logged-in user.
nvd CVSS3.1 5.4
nvd CVSS4.0 5.1
Vulnerability type
CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Published: 19 Feb 2026 · Updated: 11 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026