4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-1581
SquirrelMail MIME CSS Injection Vulnerability
Description

functions/mime.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.18 does not protect the application's content from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) positioning in HTML e-mail messages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the user interface, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and phishing attacks, via a crafted message.

INFO

Published Date :

May 14, 2009, 5:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 29, 2017, 1:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1581 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-2009-1581.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35052 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35073 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35140
http://secunia.com/advisories/35259
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/functions/mime.php?r1=13667&r2=13666&pathrev=13667
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13667
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1802
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:110
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1066.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34916
http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-05-12
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1296 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500356 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50463
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10441
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00566.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00572.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00577.html

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-2009-1581 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1581 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]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10441 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10441 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50463 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50463 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2009

    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-2009-1581 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-2009-1581 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.49 }} 0.00%

score

0.72437

percentile

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