CVE catalog

CVE-2008-2379

squirrelmail - cross site scripting

[CVE catalog]

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SquirrelMail before 1.4.17 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted hyperlink in an HTML part of an e-mail message. squirrelmail: XSS issue caused by an insufficient html mail sanitation

Severity
Unknown
Published
Updated
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.78% · Oct 27, 2026

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Debian4.0squirrelmail2:1.4.9a-1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1682-1]
Debian4.0squirrelmail2:1.4.9a-2UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1682-1]
Debian4.0squirrelmail2:1.4.9a-3UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1682-1]
Provider details and historical evidence
Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Debian4.0squirrelmail2:1.4.9a-1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1682-1]
Debian4.0squirrelmail2:1.4.9a-2UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1682-1]
Debian4.0squirrelmail2:1.4.9a-3UnknownSource applicability is not established[DSA-1682-1]
Original provider fields
{
  "package_releases": [],
  "fixed_versions": [],
  "distribution_packages": [
    {
      "name": "squirrelmail",
      "distro": "debian",
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2:1.4.9a-3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "release": "4.0",
      "versions": [
        "2:1.4.9a-1",
        "2:1.4.9a-2"
      ],
      "ecosystem": "deb",
      "provider_url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-1682-1",
      "fixed_version": "2:1.4.9a-3",
      "provider_source": "pypi",
      "provider_record_id": "DSA-1682-1",
      "provider_updated_at": "2026-03-09T01:22:41.994662Z",
      "applicability_unknown": true
    }
  ]
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

Observed:

References

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]