6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-6142
SquirrelMail Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities
Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) mailto parameter in (a) webmail.php, the (2) session and (3) delete_draft parameters in (b) compose.php, and (4) unspecified vectors involving "a shortcoming in the magicHTML filter."

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 5, 2006, 11:28 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2017, 1:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6142 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
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-2006-6142.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070201-01-P.asc
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2438
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2439
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23195
http://secunia.com/advisories/23322
http://secunia.com/advisories/23409
http://secunia.com/advisories/23504
http://secunia.com/advisories/23811
http://secunia.com/advisories/24004
http://secunia.com/advisories/24284
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017327
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=468482
http://squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2006-12-02
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1241
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:226
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0022.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21414
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4828
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30693
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30694
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30695
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-849
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9988

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-6142 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-6142 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 [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:9988 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9988 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30694 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30695 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30693 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30695 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30694 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30693 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-6142 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-2006-6142 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.44 }} 0.45%

score

0.90061

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability