CVE-2019-12970
Publication date 1 July 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
XSS was discovered in SquirrelMail through 1.4.22 and 1.5.x through 1.5.2. Due to improper handling of RCDATA and RAWTEXT type elements, the built-in sanitization mechanism can be bypassed. Malicious script content from HTML e-mail can be executed within the application context via crafted use of (for example) a NOEMBED, NOFRAMES, NOSCRIPT, or TEXTAREA element.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered a XSS vulnerability in SquirrelMail. An attacker could use malicious script content from HTML e-mail to execute code and/or provoke a denial of service.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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squirrelmail | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2:1.4.23~svn20120406-2+deb8u3ubuntu0.16.04.2
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2:1.4.23~svn20120406-2+deb8u3ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1
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Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.1 · Medium |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity impact | Low |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4669-1
- SquirrelMail vulnerability
- 10 December 2020