SquirrelMail 1.5.1 search.php mailbox cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SquirrelMail 1.5.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file search.php. Such manipulation of the argument mailbox leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-3174. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SquirrelMail 1.5.1 (Mail Client Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file search.php. The manipulation of the argument mailbox with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in SquirrelMail 1.5.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML via the mailbox parameter.

The bug was discovered 06/06/2006. The weakness was shared 06/06/2006 by Alec Berryman (Website). The advisory is shared for download at pridels.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-3174 since 06/22/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:search.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 (26941), Tenable (25830), SecurityFocus (BID 18700†), OSVDB (26610†) and Secunia (SA26235†). The entries VDB-23424, VDB-23658, VDB-25650 and VDB-25166 are related to this item. 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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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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OpenVAS ID: 861140
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: pridels.blogspot.com
Researcher: Alec Berryman
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-3174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30944
X-Force: 26941
SecurityFocus: 18700 - SquirrelMail Search.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 26235 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 26610 - SquirrelMail search.php mailbox Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 14135 - SquirrelMail XSS in search.php, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2732

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

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 07/14/2019 08:37
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (80), 07/14/2019 08:37 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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