CVE-2004-0520
CVE-2004-0520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Open Webmail with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 6.8)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 7% (94th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Open Webmail
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mime.php for SquirrelMail before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary HTML and script via the content-type mail header, as demonstrated using read_body.php.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0520?
- Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mime.php for SquirrelMail before 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary HTML and script via the content-type mail header, as demonstrated using read_body.php.
- How severe is CVE-2004-0520?
- CVE-2004-0520 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2004-0520 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 7% (94th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2004-0520?
- CVE-2004-0520 primarily affects Open Webmail. In total, 21 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2004-0520?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2004-0520 published?
- CVE-2004-0520 was published on 2004-08-18 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040604-01-U.asc
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000858
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108611554415078&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=squirrelmail-cvs&m=108532891231712
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-240.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11870
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12289
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-535
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-08.xml
- http://www.rs-labs.com/adv/RS-Labs-Advisory-2004-1.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6827
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10439
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1733
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1012
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10766
Affected products (21)
- cpe:2.3:a:open_webmail:open_webmail:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:open_webmail:open_webmail:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:open_webmail:open_webmail:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.5_dev:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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