CVE-2009-1581 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof the user interface and conduct XSS or phishing attacks via crafted HTML emails in SquirrelMail.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1581?
CVE-2009-1581 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Squirrelmail Squirrelmail, published on 14 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1581?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Squirrelmail Squirrelmail.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1581?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2009-1581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Squirrelmail Squirrelmail
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x532-p2m7-cf32.