CVE-2010-4555 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2010-4555?

CVE-2010-4555 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Squirrelmail Squirrelmail, published on 14 Jul 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail 1.4.21 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving (1) drop-down selection lists, (2) the > (greater than) character in the SquirrelSpell spellchecking plugin, and (3) errors associated with the Index Order (aka options_order) page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4555?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Squirrelmail Squirrelmail.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4555?

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-2010-4555 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4555 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2020-14933 Deserialization in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2017-7692 Command injection in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2007-2631 Cross-site request forgery in n/a High 7.5

All Squirrelmail Squirrelmail vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-cwvc-h2j5-j87h.