Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail 1.4.0 through 1.4.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown attack vectors in (1) the URL or (2) an e-mail message.
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 ↗Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | squirrelmail | 1.4.3a-12.EL4 | RHSA-2005:595 |
| RHEL 3 | squirrelmail | 1.4.3a-11.EL3 | RHSA-2005:595 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-756-1 squirrelmail - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- RHSA-2005:595 Red Hat Security Advisory: squirrelmail security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jan 14, 2026
References
- SUSE-SR:2005:018 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:108 vendor-advisory
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2005-06-15
- 20050616 [SM-ANNOUNCE] Patch fixes SquirrelMail cross site scripting vulnerabilities [CAN-2005-1769] mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9852 vdb-entry signature
- FLSA:163047 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2005-08-15 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:595 vendor-advisory
- DSA-756 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2005-08-17 vendor-advisory