SquirrelMail 1.2.8 strip_tags cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SquirrelMail 1.2.8. This vulnerability affects the function strip_tags. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-1276. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SquirrelMail 1.2.8 (Mail Client Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function strip_tags. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An incomplete fix for a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SquirrelMail 1.2.8 calls the strip_tags function on the PHP_SELF value but does not save the result back to that variable, leaving it open to cross-site scripting attacks.

The weakness was published 11/29/2002 with Debian (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1276. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15028 (Debian DSA-191-1 : squirrelmail - XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11859), Tenable (15028), SecurityFocus (BID 7019†), Secunia (SA8220†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1306†). Similar entries are available at VDB-19034, VDB-19035 and VDB-19223. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 15028
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-191-1 : squirrelmail - XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 11415
OpenVAS Name: SquirrelMails Cross Site Scripting
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/07/2002 🔍
11/11/2002 +4 days 🔍
11/29/2002 +18 days 🔍
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03/05/2003 +96 days 🔍
06/26/2003 +113 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +461 days 🔍
07/31/2014 +3592 days 🔍
05/10/2019 +1744 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1276 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1276
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19165
X-Force: 11859
SecurityFocus: 7019 - SquirrelMail global.php Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 8220 - RedHat updates for squirrelmail, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 1306 - SquirrelMail is Vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 16:22
Updated: 05/10/2019 11:11
Changes: 07/31/2014 16:22 (69), 05/10/2019 11:11 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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