SquirrelMail up to 1.4.9a cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in SquirrelMail. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-1262. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SquirrelMail (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTML filter in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 through 1.4.9a allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) data: URI in an HTML e-mail attachment or (2) various non-ASCII character sets that are not properly filtered when viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer.

The bug was discovered 05/17/2007. The weakness was published 05/10/2007 by Tomas Kuliavas and Michael Jordon (Mikhail) with Mikhail Markin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at squirrelmail.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-1262 since 03/03/2007. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67501 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : squirrelmail (ELSA-2007-0358)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156101 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for SquirrelMail (ELSA-2007-0358)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34219), Tenable (67501), SecurityFocus (BID 23910†), OSVDB (35888†) and Secunia (SA25690†). Similar entries are available at VDB-36707 and VDB-85611. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67501
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : squirrelmail (ELSA-2007-0358)
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OpenVAS ID: 58341
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1290-1 (squirrelmail)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: squirrelmail.org
Researcher: Tomas Kuliavas, Michael Jordon (Mikhail)
Organization: Mikhail Markin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1262 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1262
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3075

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X-Force: 34219
SecurityFocus: 23910 - SquirrelMail Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25690
OSVDB: 35888 - SquirrelMail with MSIE Unspecified Non-ASCII Character Set XSS
SecurityTracker: 1018033
Vulnerability Center: 15170 - SquirrelMail XSS via data: URI and Non-ASCII Character Sets, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1748

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2007 10:54
Updated: 07/19/2019 14:38
Changes: 05/15/2007 10:54 (96), 07/19/2019 14:38 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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