CVE-2001-1159
load_prefs.php and supporting include files in SquirrelMail 1.0.4 and earlier do not properly initialize certain PHP variables, which allows remote attackers to (1) view sensitive files via the config_php and data_dir options, and (2) execute arbitrary…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
load_prefs.php and supporting include files in SquirrelMail 1.0.4 and earlier do not properly initialize certain PHP variables, which allows remote attackers to (1) view sensitive files via the config_php and data_dir options, and (2) execute arbitrary code by using options_order.php to upload a message that could be interpreted as PHP.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.64% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- squirrelmail/squirrelmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0029.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6775.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2968Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/changelog.php
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0029.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6775.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2968Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/changelog.php
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.