SquirrelMail up to 1.2.5 magicHTML HTML injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SquirrelMail up to 1.2.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component magicHTML. The manipulation results in HTML injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2086. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SquirrelMail up to 1.2.5 (Mail Client Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component magicHTML. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a html injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in magicHTML of SquirrelMail before 1.2.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) "<<script" in unspecified input fields or (2) a javascript: URL in the src attribute of an IMG tag.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 by Nick Cleaton (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-2086 since 07/14/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10654 (SquirrelMail HTML Attachment Script Injection Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.2.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9009) and SecurityFocus (BID 4667†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: HTML injection
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SquirrelMail 1.2.6

Timelineinfo

05/03/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +242 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2005 +926 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +3310 days 🔍
08/30/2025 +4042 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nick Cleaton
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-2086 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2086
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19728
X-Force: 9009 - SquirrelMail HTML file attachment cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 4667 - SquirrelMail Message Header Field Script Injection Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 10:14
Updated: 08/30/2025 11:19
Changes: 08/06/2014 10:14 (54), 06/11/2018 08:42 (3), 08/30/2025 11:19 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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