SquirrelMail up to 1.4.6 Rc1 webmail.php right_frame cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in SquirrelMail up to 1.4.6 Rc1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file webmail.php. This manipulation of the argument right_frame causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0188. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SquirrelMail up to 1.4.6 Rc1 (Mail Client Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file webmail.php. The manipulation of the argument right_frame 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

webmail.php in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 to 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web pages into the right frame via a URL in the right_frame parameter. NOTE: this has been called a cross-site scripting (XSS) issue, but it is different than what is normally identified as XSS.

The bug was discovered 02/22/2006. The weakness was shared 02/23/2006 with PHP (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0188 since 01/12/2006. 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. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:webmail.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20970 (SquirrelMail < 1.4.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117709 (CentOS Security Update for SquirrelMail (CESA-2006:0283)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24847), Tenable (20970), SecurityFocus (BID 16756†), OSVDB (23384†) and Secunia (SA18985†). The entries VDB-28881 and VDB-28880 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 20970
Nessus Name: SquirrelMail < 1.4.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 56394
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 988-1 (squirrelmail)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/14/2019 +1555 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: PHP
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0188 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0188
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28879

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X-Force: 24847
SecurityFocus: 16756 - SquirrelMail Multiple Cross-Site Scripting and IMAP Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18985 - SquirrelMail Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 23384 - CVE-2006-0188 - SquirrelMail - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015662
Vulnerability Center: 10484 - SquirrelMail XSS via webmail.php, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0689

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/14/2019 17:19
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (75), 06/14/2019 17:19 (13)
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