4.3
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2006-0188
SquirrelMail Web Page Injection Vulnerability
Description

webmail.php in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 to 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web pages into the right frame via a URL in the right_frame parameter. NOTE: this has been called a cross-site scripting (XSS) issue, but it is different than what is normally identified as XSS.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 24, 2006, 12:02 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-0188 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Squirrelmail squirrelmail
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
SquirrelMail is affected by a web page injection vulnerability; upgrading to a patched version is recommended.
  • Upgrade to SquirrelMail 1.4.6 or later.
  • Update the affected package.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-0188.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/18985 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
http://secunia.com/advisories/19131
http://secunia.com/advisories/19176
http://secunia.com/advisories/19205
http://secunia.com/advisories/19960
http://secunia.com/advisories/20210
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015662
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-988
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-09.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:049
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00004.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0283.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16756
http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2006-02-01
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0689
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24847
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10419
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/18985 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
http://secunia.com/advisories/19131
http://secunia.com/advisories/19176
http://secunia.com/advisories/19205
http://secunia.com/advisories/19960
http://secunia.com/advisories/20210
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015662
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-988
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-09.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:049
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00004.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0283.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16756
http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2006-02-01
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0689
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24847
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10419
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-0188 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-0188 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-0188 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-0188 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18985
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19130
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19131
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19176
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19205
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19960
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20210
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015662
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-988
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-09.xml
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:049
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_05_sr.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-March/msg00004.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0283.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16756
    Added Reference http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2006-02-01
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0689
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24847
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10419
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10419 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10419 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/24847 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24847 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.31 }} -0.05%

score

0.78953

percentile