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SquirrelMail strings.php base_uri Parameter Information Disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21038

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by an information disclosure issue.

Description

The version of SquirrelMail installed on the remote host fails to check the origin of the 'base_uri' parameter in the 'functions/strings.php' script before using it to set the path for its cookies. An attacker may be able to leverage this issue to steal cookies associated with the affected application provided he has control of a malicious site within the same domain and PHP's 'register_globals' setting is enabled.

Solution

Disable PHP's 'register_globals' setting or upgrade to SquirrelMail 1.4.7-CVS or later.

See Also

http://www.squirrelmail.org/changelog.php

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21038

File Name: squirrelmail_redirect_cookie_theft.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/9/2006

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail

Required KB Items: www/squirrelmail

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/4/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3665

BID: 17005