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Debian DSA-535-1 : squirrelmail - several vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 15372
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Four vulnerabilities were discovered in squirrelmail :- CAN-2004-0519 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail 1.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users and possibly steal authentication information via multiple attack vectors, including the mailbox parameter in compose.php.
- CAN-2004-0520
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mime.php for SquirrelMail before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary HTML and script via the content-type mail header, as demonstrated using read_body.php.
- CAN-2004-0521
SQL injection vulnerability in SquirrelMail before 1.4.3 RC1 allows remote attackers to execute unauthorized SQL statements, with unknown impact, probably via abook_database.php.
- CAN-2004-0639
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Squirrelmail 1.2.10 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or script via (1) the $mailer variable in read_body.php, (2) the $senderNames_part variable in mailbox_display.php, and possibly other vectors including (3) the $event_title variable or (4) the $event_text variable.
Solution
For the current stable distribution (woody), these problems have been fixed in version 1:1.2.6-1.4.We recommend that you update your squirrelmail package.
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 15372
File Name: debian_DSA-535.nasl
Version: 1.24
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 9/29/2004
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:squirrelmail
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/2/2004
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2004
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2004-0519, CVE-2004-0520, CVE-2004-0521, CVE-2004-0639
DSA: 535