CVE-2002-0516

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Published Apr 2, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 11.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

SquirrelMail 1.2.5 and earlier allows authenticated SquirrelMail users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the THEME variable in a cookie.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0512	SquirrelMail 1.2.5 and earlier allows authenticated SquirrelMail users to execute arbitrary commands by modifying the THEME variable in a cookie.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 11.0% (10.961% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0350.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0386.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8671.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4385

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Squirrelmail Squirrelmail

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:49 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 2, 2003, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:49 AM
Reserved: Jun 7, 2002, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:57 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 12, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:57 PM

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