SquirrelMail up to 1.4.17 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in SquirrelMail up to 1.4.17. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1580. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SquirrelMail up to 1.4.17 (Mail Client Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Session fixation vulnerability in SquirrelMail before 1.4.18 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via a crafted cookie.

The bug was discovered 05/08/2009. The weakness was presented 05/14/2009 by Tomas Hoger (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1580 since 05/06/2009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35424 (CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : squirrelmail (CESA-2009:0057)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118106 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2010-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-06-15-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50462), Tenable (35424), SecurityFocus (BID 34916†), OSVDB (54507†) and Secunia (SA35052†). See VDB-4141, VDB-48291, VDB-48184 and VDB-48182 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Mail Client Software

Name

SquirrelMail

Version

License

free

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35424
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : squirrelmail (CESA-2009:0057)
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OpenVAS ID: 64033
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1802-1 (squirrelmail)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SquirrelMail 0.1

Timelineinfo

01/19/2009 🔍
01/20/2009 +1 days 🔍
05/06/2009 +106 days 🔍
05/08/2009 +2 days 🔍
05/11/2009 +3 days 🔍
05/12/2009 +1 days 🔍
05/13/2009 +1 days 🔍
05/14/2009 +1 days 🔍
05/14/2009 +0 days 🔍
05/17/2009 +3 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2130 days 🔍
09/03/2019 +1631 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Tomas Hoger
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1580 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1580
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48183

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X-Force: 50462
SecurityFocus: 34916 - SquirrelMail Prior to 1.4.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35052 - Fedora update for squirrelmail, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 54507 - SquirrelMail PHP_SELF and QUERY_STRING cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 22032 - SquirrelMail < 1.4.18 Session Fixation Vulnerability Allows Remote Sessions Hijacking, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1296

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/03/2019 18:37
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (80), 09/03/2019 18:37 (4)
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