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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1581

Original release date:05/14/2009
Last revised:06/09/2009
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

functions/mime.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.18 does not protect the application's content from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) positioning in HTML e-mail messages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the user interface, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and phishing attacks, via a crafted message.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:4.3 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification

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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500356
Type: Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-4880
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-4875
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-4870
External Source: XF
Name: squirrelmail-css-xss(50463)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1296
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-12
External Source: BID
Name: 34916
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1066
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:110
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1802
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13667
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/mime.php?r1=13667&r2=13666&pathrev=13667
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35140
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35073
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35052
Type: Advisory

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.15_rc1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.15
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.12
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.10a
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.0_rc2a
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.9
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.7
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.0_rc1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.8
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.3.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.3.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.3.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.11
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.0_rc3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.10
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.1.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.1.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.1.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0pre1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0pre2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0pre3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.1.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.5pre1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.5pre2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.4pre1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.4pre2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.2.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.3.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.3pre2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.3pre1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1.2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1.1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.16
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.17 and previous versions
* Denotes Vulnerable Software

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)
  • Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)