Squirrelmail Address Add Plugin 1.9 add.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Squirrelmail Address Add Plugin 1.9. The affected element is an unknown function of the file add.php. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-3128. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Squirrelmail Address Add Plugin 1.9 (Mail Client Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the file add.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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in add.php in Address Add Plugin 1.9 and 2.0 for Squirrelmail allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the IMG tag.

The bug was discovered 09/29/2005. The weakness was disclosed 10/04/2005 by DiGiT with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3128 since 10/04/2005. 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. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:add.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25830 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-007)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22453), Exploit-DB (26305), Tenable (25830), SecurityFocus (BID 25159†) and OSVDB (19723†). The entries VDB-23424, VDB-25650, VDB-30944 and VDB-34597 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: 25830
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-007)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/11/2015 +2773 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: DiGiT
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3128 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3128
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26472
X-Force: 22453
SecurityFocus: 25159 - Apple Mac OS X 2007-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16987
OSVDB: 19723 - SquirrelMail - Address Add Plugin - Add.PHP - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014988
Vulnerability Center: 15811 - Squirrelmail Address Add Plugin 1.9 and 2.0 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2732

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 (79), 07/23/2019 10:13 (5), 12/02/2025 14:25 (20)
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