Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webmail.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via certain integer variables.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.0 | squirrelmail | 1:1.2.6-3 | DSA-662-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | squirrelmail | 1.4.3a-9.EL4 | RHSA-2005:099 |
| RHEL 3 | squirrelmail | 1.4.3a-9.EL3 | RHSA-2005:135 |
Advisories 3
- DSA-662-1 squirrelmail - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- RHSA-2005:135 Red Hat Security Advisory: squirrelmail security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- RHSA-2005:099 Red Hat Security Advisory: squirrelmail security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10568 vdb-entry signature
- 14096 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2005:135 vendor-advisory
- 20050129 SquirrelMail Security Advisory mailing-list
- RHSA-2005:099 vendor-advisory
- squirrelmail-webmailphp-xss(19036) vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2005-03-21 vendor-advisory
- 13962 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200501-39 vendor-advisory
- DSA-662 vendor-advisory
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2005-01-20