Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scrip
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 83.5% of all records.
- Fixed version: squirrelmail (Debian:3.1) 2:1.4.4-10; squirrelmail (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as) 0:1.4.8-4.el3; squirrelmail (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as) 0:1.4.8-4.el4.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to squirrelmail (Debian:3.1) 2:1.4.4-10; squirrelmail (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as) 0:1.4.8-4.el3; squirrelmail (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as) 0:1.4.8-4.el4 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) mailto parameter in (a) webmail.php, the (2) session and (3) delete_draft parameters in (b) compose.php, and (4) unspecified vectors involving "a shortcoming in the magicHTML filter."
- Published
- Dec 5, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.3% · 83th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.3%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| squirrelmail | squirrelmail | cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4_rc1
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.1
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.2
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.3
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.3_r3
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.3_rc1
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.3aa
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.4
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.4_rc1
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.5
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.6
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.6_cvs
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.6_rc1
- squirrelmail squirrelmail1.4.7
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:3.1 | squirrelmail | before 2:1.4.4-10 | 2:1.4.4-10 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | squirrelmail | before 0:1.4.8-4.el3 | 0:1.4.8-4.el3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | squirrelmail | before 0:1.4.8-4.el4 | 0:1.4.8-4.el4 |
Same product
squirrelmail: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-7692SquirrelMail 1.4.22 (and other versions before 20170427_0200-SVN) allows post-authentication remote code execution via a sendmail.cf file th45Plan
- CVE-2006-2842PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in functions/plugin.php in SquirrelMail 1.4.6 and earlier, if register_globals is enabled and magic_44Plan
- CVE-2002-0516SquirrelMail 1.2.5 and earlier allows authenticated SquirrelMail users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the THEME variable in a co43Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2006-3665Jul 18, 2006 · SquirrelMail 1.4.6 and earlier, with register_globals enabled, allows remote attackers to hijack cookies in src/redirect.php via unknown vec17Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2006-4019Aug 11, 2006 · Dynamic variable evaluation vulnerability in compose.php in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 to 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary progr28Monitor
- Later →CVE-2007-1262May 11, 2007 · Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTML filter in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 through 1.4.9a allow remote attackers to inject18Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:squirrelmail | 2:1.4.4-10 · Debian:3.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:squirrelmail | 0:1.4.8-4.el3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
- fedoranews.org/cms/node/2438
- fedoranews.org/cms/node/2439
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
- secunia.com/advisories/23195
- secunia.com/advisories/23322
- secunia.com/advisories/23409
- secunia.com/advisories/23504
- secunia.com/advisories/23811
- secunia.com/advisories/24004
- secunia.com/advisories/24284
- secunia.com/advisories/26235
- securitytracker.com/id?1017327
- sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=468482
- squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2006-12-02
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1241
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:226
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.