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CVE-2009-1581

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1581 describes a vulnerability in SquirrelMail versions prior to 1.4.18, specifically within the functions/mime.php file. This flaw allows remote attackers to spoof the user interface, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS), and execute phishing attacks through crafted HTML email messages by manipulating CSS positioning. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, requiring no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.4.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0175 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-13.el3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-5.el4_8.5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-5.el5_3.7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-1581Low

SquirrelMail: CSS positioning vulnerability

May 12, 2009

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/35052
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35073
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35140
secunia.com / advisories/35259
secunia.com / advisories/40220
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/50463
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10441
squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net / viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog
squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net / viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/mime.php
squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net / viewvc/squirrelmail
support.apple.com / kb/HT4188
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00566.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00572.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00577.html
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1802
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1066.html
securityfocus.com / bid/34916
squirrelmail.org / security/issue/2009-05-12
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1296
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1481