SquirrelMail up to 1.44 options_identities.php extract _post cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SquirrelMail. Affected by this vulnerability is the function extract of the file options_identities.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument _post results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2095. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SquirrelMail (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function extract of the file options_identities.php. The manipulation of the argument _post 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 confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

options_identities.php in SquirrelMail 1.4.4 and earlier uses the extract function to process the $_POST variable, which allows remote attackers to modify or read the preferences of other users, conduct cross-site scripting XSS) attacks, and write arbitrary files.

The bug was discovered 07/13/2005. The weakness was presented 07/13/2005 by James Bercegay with Gulftech (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2095 since 06/30/2005. 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:options_identities.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21456 (FreeBSD : squirrelmail -- _$POST variable handling allows for various attacks (7d52081f-2795-11da-bc01-000e0c2e438a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117856 (CentOS Security Update for SquirrelMail (CESA-2005:595)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21359), Exploit-DB (43830), Tenable (21456), SecurityFocus (BID 14254†) and OSVDB (17874†). See VDB-1700 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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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 21456
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : squirrelmail -- _$POST variable handling allows for various attacks (7d52081f-2795-11da-bc01-000e0c2e438a)
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OpenVAS ID: 54348
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 756-1 (squirrelmail)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: James Bercegay
Organization: Gulftech
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2095 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2095
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25773

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X-Force: 21359
SecurityFocus: 14254 - SquirrelMail Variable Handling Vulnerability
OSVDB: 17874 - SquirrelMail - Unspecified Variable Handling Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14621 - SquirrelMail <=1.4.4 Insecure Variable Handling, Medium

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 12/02/2025 14:25
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (80), 07/16/2019 16:48 (9), 12/02/2025 14:25 (18)
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