Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the decoding of encoded text in certain…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the decoding of encoded text in certain headers in mime.php for SquirrelMail 1.4.3a and earlier, and 1.5.1-cvs before 23rd October 2004, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02818 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
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 · 22
| 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:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.2 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.4 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.5 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.6 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.7 | 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
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
Show 12 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.8 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.9 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.10 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.11 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3_rc1 | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3a | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.5_dev:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5_dev | Vulnerable | SquirrelMail |
| cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | gentoo |
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.8 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.9 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.10 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.11 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3_rc1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3a Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.5_dev:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5_dev Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·gentoo
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2004:654 Released 2004-12-23 · Red Hat rating Moderatesquirrelmail security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 squirrelmail-1.4.3a-7.EL3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:654 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:654 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:654 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:654 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1036
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jf9-v66x-vj9v
References
Sources
- CVE-2004-1036 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1036 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3jf9-v66x-vj9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2004-1036 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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