VDB-20317 · CVE-2003-0160 · SBV-1306

SquirrelMail 1.2.11 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SquirrelMail 1.2.11 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2003-0160. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SquirrelMail 1.2.11 (Mail Client Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail before 1.2.11 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML code and steal information from a client s web browser.

The weakness was disclosed 04/02/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0160 since 03/21/2003. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11239 (Multiple SquirrelMail Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.2.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-1306†). The entry VDB-19223 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
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 1.2.11

Timelineinfo

03/21/2003 🔍
04/02/2003 +12 days 🔍
04/02/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +4146 days 🔍
06/12/2024 +3596 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20317

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Vulnerability Center: 1306

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 12:39
Updated: 06/12/2024 08:32
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:39 (46), 06/13/2018 09:29 (6), 06/12/2024 08:32 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:E57:103

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