CVE-2008-2379

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SquirrelMail before 1.4.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted hyperlink in an HTML part of an e-mail message.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.26% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9764 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33071 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00449.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33054 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3332 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1682 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32603 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32143 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47024 vdb entry
http://security-net.biz/wsw/index.php?p=254&n=190
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00223.html vendor advisory
http://www.squirrelmail.org/index.php

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2379?
CVE-2008-2379 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2379?
To fix CVE-2008-2379, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2379 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2379 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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