CVE-2009-1580: Medium severity Squirrelmail Squirrelmail vulnerability

Published May 12, 2009
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Updated

From SquirrelMail vulnerability report:

An issue was fixed that allowed an attacker to possibly steal user data by hijacking the SquirrelMail login session.

Credits: Tomas Hoger

Patch: http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13676

Other sources

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

Affected Software

72 affected components
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.2
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.4
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.0.6
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.0.5
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.3
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.4pre2
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.0-rc3
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.1.0
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.0pre2
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.3.1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.1.2
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.7
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.0.1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.2.1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.12
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.9a
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.6
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.3-r3
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.0
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.7
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.9
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.15
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.2
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.5pre2
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.16
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4-rc1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.1.2
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.4-rc1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.3pre2
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.3
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.1.1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.3-rc1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.9
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.0
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.0-rc1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.1.3
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.0-rc2a
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.44
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.4
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.5pre1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.3
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.3a
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.0.2
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.0.4
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.6-rc1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.0pre1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.6
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.15-rc1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.8.4fc6
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.10a
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.4
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.3aa
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.3pre1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.10
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.4pre1
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.5
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.11
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.0.3
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.3.0
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.0
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.2
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.8
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.2.11
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=0.5
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.4.5
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail<=1.4.17
Squirrelmail Squirrelmail=1.0pre3

Event History

May 12, 2009
Data Sourced
12:38 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 14, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1580?

CVE-2009-1580 has been classified with a medium level of severity due to its potential for session hijacking.

2

How do I fix CVE-2009-1580?

To fix CVE-2009-1580, upgrade to the latest version of SquirrelMail that addresses this vulnerability.

3

What versions of SquirrelMail are affected by CVE-2009-1580?

CVE-2009-1580 affects SquirrelMail versions 0.1 to 1.4.17.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2009-1580?

CVE-2009-1580 is a session hijacking vulnerability that could allow attackers to steal user data.

5

Who reported the CVE-2009-1580 vulnerability?

The vulnerability CVE-2009-1580 was reported by Tomas Hoger.

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