CVE-2004-0520 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SquirrelMail versions prior to 1.4.3, specifically within the mime.php component. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and script into a user's browser by manipulating the content-type mail header, as demonstrated via read_body.php. The vulnerability affects various SquirrelMail-based products, including open_webmail and SGI SquirrelMail implementations. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is rated as medium severity, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The FAUCET Risk Score of 94/100 further highlights its significant risk. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in KEV or Hot List), an exploit for HTML injection via email headers is available on ExploitDB. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:open_webmail:open_webmail:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:open_webmail:open_webmail:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:open_webmail:open_webmail:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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