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 :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the SquirrelMail package to a patched version.
- If applicable, install the latest available security updates.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2006-6142.
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.
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.
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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/20070201-01-P.asc Added Reference http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172 Added Reference http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2438 Added Reference http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2439 Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23195 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23322 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23409 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23504 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23811 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24004 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24284 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26235 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1017327 Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=468482 Added Reference http://squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2006-12-02 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1241 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:226 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_4_sr.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0022.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21414 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4828 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30693 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30694 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30695 Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-849 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9988 -
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
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
5.24 }} 0.18%
score
0.89579
percentile