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TI-2009-00030 Aliases CVE-2009-0030GHSA-8r42-w2m4-wwh4

A certain Red Hat patch for SquirrelMail 1.4.8 sets the same SQMSESSID cookie value for…

Priority LOW 32CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

A certain Red Hat patch for SquirrelMail 1.4.8 sets the same SQMSESSID cookie value for all sessions, which allows remote authenticated users to access other users' folder lists and configuration data in opportunistic circumstances by using the standard webmail.php interface. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-3663.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01675 76th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.8VulnerableSquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.8 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:0057 Released 2009-01-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    squirrelmail security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 squirrelmail-1.4.8-9.el3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el5_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 squirrelmail-1.4.8-9.el3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el4_7.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el5_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el4_7.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 squirrelmail-1.4.8-9.el3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el4_7.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 squirrelmail-1.4.8-9.el3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el4_7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0057
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0057
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0057
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0057
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0057
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0057
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0057
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0057
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:0057
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:0057

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0030
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r42-w2m4-wwh4

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • 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
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