CVE-2005-2095 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.2% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
options_identities.php in SquirrelMail 1.4.4 and earlier uses the extract function to process the $_POST variable, which allows remote attackers to modify or read the preferences of other users, conduct cross-site scripting XSS) attacks, and write arbitrary files.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.24% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-07-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| squirrelmail | squirrelmail |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SquirrelMail < 1.4.5-RC1 - Arbitrary Variable Overwrite | 2015-07-14 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-756
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00090-07142005
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-595.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/405200
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/405202
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14254
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2005-07-13
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=163047
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21359
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10500
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-756
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00090-07142005
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-595.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/405200
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