SquirrelMail 1.2.2 IMG URL compose.php send_to/subject cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SquirrelMail 1.2.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file compose.php of the component IMG URL Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument send_to/subject results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1648. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SquirrelMail 1.2.2 (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the file compose.php of the component IMG URL Handler. The manipulation of the argument send_to/subject with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in compose.php in SquirrelMail before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to send email as other users via an IMG URL with modified send_to and subject parameters.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1648 since 03/28/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

By approaching the search of inurl:compose.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10556 (SquirrelMail Malicious HTML Formatted Email Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7989), SecurityFocus (BID 3956†), OSVDB (18291†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10491†). See VDB-19294 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SquirrelMail 1.2.3

Timelineinfo

01/24/2002 🔍
01/24/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +341 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
03/28/2005 +818 days 🔍
02/27/2006 +336 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3080 days 🔍
09/03/2025 +4048 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1648 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1648
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19293
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 7989
SecurityFocus: 3956 - SquirrelMail Malicious HTML Formatted Email Vulnerability
OSVDB: 18291 - SquirrelMail compose.php IMG Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 10491 - SquirrelMail CSRF via IMG URL with Modified send_to \x26 subject Parameters, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 11:38
Updated: 09/03/2025 10:21
Changes: 08/04/2014 11:38 (62), 06/14/2019 17:42 (3), 11/18/2024 07:43 (17), 09/03/2025 10:21 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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