CVE-2019-12970 : XSS was discovered in SquirrelMail through 1.4.22 and 1.5.x through 1.5.2. Due t

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.

Published 2019-07-01 11:15:09

Updated 2019-07-30 09:15:12

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2019-12970

Squirrelmail » Squirrelmail
Versions up to, including, (<=) 1.4.22
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Squirrelmail » Squirrelmail
Versions from including (>=) 1.5.0 and up to, including, (<=) 1.5.2
cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-12970

EPSS FAQ

0.93%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 74 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-12970

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
6.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2019-12970

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2019-12970

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/0

Bugtraq: [SYSS-2019-016] SquirrelMail script filter bypass/XSS
Exploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153495/SquirrelMail-1.4.22-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

SquirrelMail 1.4.22 Cross Site Scripting ≈ Packet Storm
Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/50

Bugtraq: [SYSS-2019-016] SquirrelMail script filter bypass/XSS (update)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00000.html

[SECURITY] [DLA 1868-1] squirrelmail security update
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2019-016.txt

Exploit;Third Party Advisory

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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-12970

Products affected by CVE-2019-12970

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-12970

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-12970

CWE ids for CVE-2019-12970

References for CVE-2019-12970