SquirrelMail up to 1.4.22 svg Tag Message cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SquirrelMail up to 1.4.22. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component svg Tag Handler. The manipulation as part of Message leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-14950. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in SquirrelMail up to 1.4.22 (Mail Client Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component svg Tag Handler. The manipulation as part of a Message leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The mail message display page in SquirrelMail through 1.4.22 has XSS via a "<svg><a xlink:href=" attack.

The bug was discovered 07/26/2018. The weakness was presented 08/05/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-14950 since 08/05/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-122634, VDB-122635, VDB-122636 and VDB-122637 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Mail Client Software

Name

• SquirrelMail

Version

• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 1.4.5
• 1.4.6
• 1.4.7
• 1.4.8
• 1.4.9
• 1.4.10
• 1.4.11
• 1.4.12
• 1.4.13
• 1.4.14
• 1.4.15
• 1.4.16
• 1.4.17
• 1.4.18
• 1.4.19
• 1.4.20
• 1.4.21
• 1.4.22

License

• free

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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