CVE-2003-0990 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 28.8% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The parseAddress code in (1) SquirrelMail 1.4.0 and (2) GPG Plugin 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the "To:" field.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 28.79% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-01-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| squirrelmail | gpg plugin |
| squirrelmail | squirrelmail |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SquirrelMail PGP Plugin - Command Execution (SMTP) (Metasploit) | 2010-08-25 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107247236124180&w=2
- http://www.bugtraq.org/advisories/_BSSADV-0001.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348366
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9296
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14079
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107247236124180&w=2
- http://www.bugtraq.org/advisories/_BSSADV-0001.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348366
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9296
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14079
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