VDB-22137 · CVE-2004-0520 · Bug 1733

SquirrelMail up to 1.5 Dev mime.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SquirrelMail and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file mime.php. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-0520. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SquirrelMail (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file mime.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mime.php for SquirrelMail before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary HTML and script via the content-type mail header, as demonstrated using read_body.php.

The weakness was disclosed 08/18/2004 as Bug 1733 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.fedora.us. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0520 since 06/02/2004. 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 and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:mime.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14519 (GLSA-200406-08 : Squirrelmail: Another XSS vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.4.3 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 Exploit-DB (24160), Tenable (14519), SecurityFocus (BID 10439†), Secunia (SA11870†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4976†). The entry VDB-22136 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Mail Client Software

Name

SquirrelMail

Version

License

free

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 14519
Nessus Name: GLSA-200406-08 : Squirrelmail: Another XSS vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 53225
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 535-1 (squirrelmail)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SquirrelMail 1.4.3

Timelineinfo

05/31/2004 🔍
06/02/2004 +2 days 🔍
06/15/2004 +13 days 🔍
06/15/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/18/2004 +64 days 🔍
08/18/2004 +0 days 🔍
08/30/2004 +12 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3879 days 🔍
01/01/2025 +3550 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1733
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0520 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0520
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22137

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SecurityFocus: 10439 - SquirrelMail Email Header HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 11870 - Red Hat update for squirrelmail, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 4976

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:17
Updated: 01/01/2025 06:03
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:17 (71), 05/01/2019 07:48 (2), 07/02/2024 23:30 (17), 01/01/2025 06:03 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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