Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SquirrelMail before 1.4.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted hyperlink in an HTML part of 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 ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 4.0 | squirrelmail | 2:1.4.9a-3 | DSA-1682-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | squirrelmail | 1.4.8-5.el5_2.2 | RHSA-2009:0010 |
| RHEL 4 | squirrelmail | 1.4.8-5.el4_7.2 | RHSA-2009:0010 |
| RHEL 3 | squirrelmail | 1.4.8-8.el3 | RHSA-2009:0010 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-1682-1 squirrelmail - cross site scripting Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- RHSA-2009:0010 Red Hat Security Advisory: squirrelmail security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9764 vdb-entry signature
- 33937 third-party-advisory
- 33071 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-10918 vendor-advisory
- 33054 third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- APPLE-SA-2009-02-12 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-3332 vdb-entry
- DSA-1682 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2008:027 vendor-advisory
- 32603 vdb-entry
- 32143 third-party-advisory
- squirrelmail-html-xss(47024) vdb-entry
- http://security-net.biz/wsw/index.php?p=254&n=190
- FEDORA-2008-10740 vendor-advisory
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/index.php