8.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-8741
Apache SquirrelMail Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

A directory traversal flaw in SquirrelMail 1.4.22 allows an authenticated attacker to exfiltrate (or potentially delete) files from the hosting server, related to ../ in the att_local_name field in Deliver.class.php.

INFO

Published Date :

March 17, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-8741 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 Debian debian_linux
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-2018-8741.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/17/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040554 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gist.github.com/hannob/3c4f86863c418930ad08853c1109364e Patch Third Party Advisory
https://insinuator.net/2018/03/squirrelmail-full-disclosure-troopers18/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVXTYMZ35IC5KPNMAE6BWAQWURMX7KZO/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T5FP5O562A4FM5TCFNEW73SS6PZONSAC/
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/OjSLiFTxiBrTk63jqEUu/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4168 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/17/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040554 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gist.github.com/hannob/3c4f86863c418930ad08853c1109364e Patch Third Party Advisory
https://insinuator.net/2018/03/squirrelmail-full-disclosure-troopers18/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVXTYMZ35IC5KPNMAE6BWAQWURMX7KZO/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T5FP5O562A4FM5TCFNEW73SS6PZONSAC/
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/OjSLiFTxiBrTk63jqEUu/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4168 Third Party Advisory

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-2018-8741 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-8741 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 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/17/2
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040554
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/hannob/3c4f86863c418930ad08853c1109364e
    Added Reference https://insinuator.net/2018/03/squirrelmail-full-disclosure-troopers18/
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00012.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVXTYMZ35IC5KPNMAE6BWAQWURMX7KZO/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T5FP5O562A4FM5TCFNEW73SS6PZONSAC/
    Added Reference https://paste.pound-python.org/show/OjSLiFTxiBrTk63jqEUu/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4168
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVXTYMZ35IC5KPNMAE6BWAQWURMX7KZO/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T5FP5O562A4FM5TCFNEW73SS6PZONSAC/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CVXTYMZ35IC5KPNMAE6BWAQWURMX7KZO/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T5FP5O562A4FM5TCFNEW73SS6PZONSAC/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/T5FP5O562A4FM5TCFNEW73SS6PZONSAC/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CVXTYMZ35IC5KPNMAE6BWAQWURMX7KZO/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00012.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00012.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://paste.pound-python.org/show/OjSLiFTxiBrTk63jqEUu/ No Types Assigned https://paste.pound-python.org/show/OjSLiFTxiBrTk63jqEUu/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/17/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/17/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040554 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040554 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/hannob/3c4f86863c418930ad08853c1109364e No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/hannob/3c4f86863c418930ad08853c1109364e Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://insinuator.net/2018/03/squirrelmail-full-disclosure-troopers18/ No Types Assigned https://insinuator.net/2018/03/squirrelmail-full-disclosure-troopers18/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4168 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4168 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4168 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040554 [No Types Assigned]
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-2018-8741 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

0.21 }} -0.12%

score

0.58208

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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