CVE-2009-1581

Description

functions/mime.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.18 does not protect the application's content from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) positioning in HTML e-mail messages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the user interface, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and phishing attacks, via a crafted message.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.29% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500356 patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:110 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34916 vdb entry
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10441 vdb entry signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00566.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35140 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00577.html vendor advisory
http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-12
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/mime.php?r1=13667&r2=13666&pathrev=13667
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50463 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1296 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35259 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35052 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00572.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1066.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35073 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13667
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1581?
CVE-2009-1581 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1581?
To fix CVE-2009-1581, 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-2009-1581 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1581 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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