load_prefs.php and supporting include files in SquirrelMail 1.0.4 and earlier do not…
Priority LOW 39Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
load_prefs.php and supporting include files in SquirrelMail 1.0.4 and earlier do not properly initialize certain PHP variables, which allows remote attackers to (1) view sensitive files via the config_php and data_dir options, and (2) execute arbitrary code by using options_order.php to upload a message that could be interpreted as PHP.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03644 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-frq8-jv9p-q5hg
References
More Squirrelmail vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-02750 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in functions/plugin.php in SquirrelMail 1.4.6 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-05328 SquirrelMail 1.4.22 (and other versions before 20170427_0200-SVN) allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2002-00501 SquirrelMail 1.2.5 and earlier allows authenticated SquirrelMail users to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-01101 Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail 1.2.7 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00468 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail 1.4.2 allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2004-00470 SQL injection vulnerability in SquirrelMail before 1.4.3 RC1 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2001-1159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-frq8-jv9p-q5hg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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