CVE-2004-0519

NUCLEI

SquirrelMail 1.4.2 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-0519. PoCs published by Alvin Alex. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SquirrelMail due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in folder name displays. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject malicious JavaScript to steal cookie-based authentication credentials.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail 1.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users and possibly steal authentication information via multiple attack vectors, including the mailbox parameter in compose.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Alvin Alex · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24068

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SquirrelMail due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input in folder name displays. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject malicious JavaScript to steal cookie-based authentication credentials.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SquirrelMail (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable SquirrelMail instance · Victim interaction to trigger the malicious URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

SquirrelMail 1.4.x - Folder Name Cross-Site Scripting
MEDIUMby dhiyaneshDk

References (18)

Core 18
Core References
Patch third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/12289
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16025
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/361857
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1006
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6827
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11531
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11686
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/11870
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-535
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-240.html
Patch vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1733
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-16.xml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10274
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108334862800260
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_conectiva
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000858
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10246

Scores

EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 40.8%

Details

Status published
Products (18)
sgi/propack 3.0
squirrelmail/squirrelmail 1.0.4
squirrelmail/squirrelmail 1.0.5
squirrelmail/squirrelmail 1.2.0
squirrelmail/squirrelmail 1.2.1
squirrelmail/squirrelmail 1.2.2
squirrelmail/squirrelmail 1.2.3
squirrelmail/squirrelmail 1.2.4
squirrelmail/squirrelmail 1.2.5
squirrelmail/squirrelmail 1.2.6
... and 8 more
Published Aug 18, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026