medium
4.3
CWE
79
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2009-1578: XSS

First published: Tue May 12 2009(Updated: )

A, From SquirrelMail vulnerability report (<a href="http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-08">http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-08</a>): Two issues were fixed that both allowed an attacker to run arbitrary script (XSS) on most any SquirrelMail page by getting the user to click on specially crafted SquirrelMail links. Credits: Niels Teusink and Christian Balzer Patch: <a href="http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&amp;revision=13670">http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&amp;revision=13670</a> B, From SquirrelMail vulnerability report: (<a href="http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-09">http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-09</a>): An issue was fixed wherein input to the contrib/decrypt_headers.php script was not sanitized and allowed arbitrary script execution upon submission of certain values. Credits: Niels Teusink Patch: <a href="http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&amp;revision=13672">http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&amp;revision=13672</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
SquirrelMail
SquirrelMail<=1.4.17
SquirrelMail=0.1
SquirrelMail=0.1.1
SquirrelMail=0.1.2
SquirrelMail=0.2
SquirrelMail=0.2.1
SquirrelMail=0.3
SquirrelMail=0.3.1
SquirrelMail=0.3pre1
SquirrelMail=0.3pre2
SquirrelMail=0.4
SquirrelMail=0.4pre1
SquirrelMail=0.4pre2
SquirrelMail=0.5
SquirrelMail=0.5pre1
SquirrelMail=0.5pre2
SquirrelMail=1.0
SquirrelMail=1.0.1
SquirrelMail=1.0.2
SquirrelMail=1.0.3
SquirrelMail=1.0.4
SquirrelMail=1.0.5
SquirrelMail=1.0.6
SquirrelMail=1.0pre1
SquirrelMail=1.0pre2
SquirrelMail=1.0pre3
SquirrelMail=1.1.0
SquirrelMail=1.1.1
SquirrelMail=1.1.2
SquirrelMail=1.1.3
SquirrelMail=1.2
SquirrelMail=1.2.0
SquirrelMail=1.2.0_rc3
SquirrelMail=1.2.1
SquirrelMail=1.2.2
SquirrelMail=1.2.3
SquirrelMail=1.2.4
SquirrelMail=1.2.5
SquirrelMail=1.2.6
SquirrelMail=1.2.7
SquirrelMail=1.2.8
SquirrelMail=1.2.9
SquirrelMail=1.2.10
SquirrelMail=1.2.11
SquirrelMail=1.3.0
SquirrelMail=1.3.1
SquirrelMail=1.3.2
SquirrelMail=1.4
SquirrelMail=1.4.0
SquirrelMail=1.4.0_rc1
SquirrelMail=1.4.0_rc2a
SquirrelMail=1.4.1
SquirrelMail=1.4.10
SquirrelMail=1.4.10a
SquirrelMail=1.4.11
SquirrelMail=1.4.12
SquirrelMail=1.4.15
SquirrelMail=1.4.15_rc1
SquirrelMail=1.4.16

Remedy

http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/contrib/decrypt_headers.php?r1=13672&r2=13671&pathrev=13672

Remedy

http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog

Remedy

http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/global.php?r1=13670&r2=13669&pathrev=13670

Remedy

http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13670

Remedy

http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13672

Remedy

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:110

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34916

Remedy

http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-08

Remedy

http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-09

Remedy

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1296

Remedy

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00566.html

Remedy

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00577.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-1578?

    CVE-2009-1578 has a medium severity rating and is classified as a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-1578?

    To fix CVE-2009-1578, upgrade SquirrelMail to version 1.4.17 or later.

  • What versions of SquirrelMail are affected by CVE-2009-1578?

    CVE-2009-1578 affects all SquirrelMail versions prior to 1.4.17.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2009-1578?

    CVE-2009-1578 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts.

  • Can CVE-2009-1578 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2009-1578 can be exploited remotely by an attacker to inject malicious scripts into SquirrelMail pages.

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