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TI-2009-01497 Aliases CVE-2009-1581GHSA-x532-p2m7-cf32

functions/mime.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.18 does not protect the application's…

Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

functions/mime.php in SquirrelMail before 1.4.18 does not protect the application's content from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) positioning in HTML e-mail messages, which allows remote attackers to spoof the user interface, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and phishing attacks, via a crafted message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01745 77th 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 · 59

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versions; up to 1.4.17VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.2VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.3pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3pre1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.3pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3pre2VulnerableSquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions; up to 1.4.17 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.3pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3pre1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.3pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3pre2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
Show 49 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.4pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4pre1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.4pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4pre2VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.5pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5pre1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.5pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5pre2VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0pre1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0pre2VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0pre3VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0_rc3VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.3VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.5VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.6VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.7VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.8VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.9VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.10VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.11VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0_rc1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.0_rc2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0_rc2aVulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.10VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.10aVulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.11VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.12VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.15VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.15_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.15_rc1VulnerableSquirrelMail
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.16VulnerableSquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.4pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4pre1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.4pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4pre2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.5pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5pre1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:0.5pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5pre2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 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:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0pre1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0pre2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0pre3 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0_rc3 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
  • 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:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0_rc1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.0_rc2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0_rc2a Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.10 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.10a Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.11 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.12 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.15 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.15_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.15_rc1 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.16 Vulnerable ·SquirrelMail

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1066 Released 2009-05-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    squirrelmail security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 squirrelmail-1.4.8-13.el3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el5_3.7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 squirrelmail-1.4.8-13.el3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el4_8.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el5_3.7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el4_8.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 squirrelmail-1.4.8-13.el3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el4_8.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 squirrelmail-1.4.8-13.el3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 squirrelmail-1.4.8-5.el4_8.5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1066
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2009:1066

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1581
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x532-p2m7-cf32

References

Patch 1

Advisory 8

Other 7

  • 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
See all 63 →

Sources

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