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CVE-2001-1159
load_prefs.php and supporting include files in SquirrelMail 1.0.4 and earlier do not properly initialize certain PHP variables, which…
High7.5EPSS 3.6%
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- mitre
Description
load_prefs.php and supporting include files in SquirrelMail 1.0.4 and earlier do not properly initialize certain PHP variables, which allows remote attackers to (1) view sensitive files via the config_php and data_dir options, and (2) execute arbitrary code by using options_order.php to upload a message that could be interpreted as PHP.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 10% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20010702 (SRADV00010) Remote command execution vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2968 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- squirrelmail-loadprefs-execute-code(6775) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/changelog.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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