SquirrelMail 1.4.11/1.4.12 code injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SquirrelMail 1.4.11/1.4.12 (Mail Client Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SquirrelMail 1.4.11 and 1.4.12, as distributed on sourceforge.net before 20071213, has been externally modified to create a Trojan Horse that introduces a PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2007. The weakness was presented 12/13/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at squirrelmail.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-6348 since 12/14/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35048 (Fedora 8 : squirrelmail-1.4.17-1.fc8 (2008-10918)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.4.12 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39037) and Tenable (35048). See 45280 for similar entry.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 35048
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : squirrelmail-1.4.17-1.fc8 (2008-10918)
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OpenVAS ID: 860080
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Upgrade: SquirrelMail 1.4.12

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Advisory: squirrelmail.org
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CVE: CVE-2007-6348 (🔍)
X-Force: 39037
Vulnerability Center: 17106 - SquirrelMail Source Code Modification Allows Remote PHP File Inclusion, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26879 - SquirrelMail Unauthorized Source Code Modification Package Compromise Vulnerability
Secunia: 28095 - SquirrelMail Package Compromise, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 42633 - SquirrelMail on sourceforge.net Trojaned Distribution

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/30/2021 07:49
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (77), 08/01/2019 16:30 (4), 07/30/2021 07:49 (3)
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