CVE-2002-1650
The spell checker plugin (check_me.mod.php) for SquirrelMail before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a modified sqspell_command parameter.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The spell checker plugin (check_me.mod.php) for SquirrelMail before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a modified sqspell_command parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.54% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- squirrelmail/squirrelmail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0296.htmlExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0306.htmlPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7990
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0296.htmlExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0306.htmlPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7990
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.