HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2009-2964
MEDIUM

CVE-2009-2964

CWE-352Published: August 25, 2009· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

6.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in SquirrelMail 1.4.19 and earlier, and NaSMail before 1.7, allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via features such as send message and change preferences, related to (1) functions/mailbox_display.php, (2) src/addrbook_search_html.php, (3) src/addressbook.php, (4) src/compose.php, (5) src/folders.php, (6) src/folders_create.php, (7) src/folders_delete.php, (8) src/folders_rename_do.php, (9) src/folders_rename_getname.php, (10) src/folders_subscribe.php, (11) src/move_messages.php, (12) src/options.php, (13) src/options_highlight.php, (14) src/options_identities.php, (15) src/options_order.php, (16) src/search.php, and (17) src/vcard.php.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2009-2964 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityM
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityP
IntegrityP
AvailabilityP
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

squirrelmail1 product(s)
squirrelmail
Source: NVD CPE · 76 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Rapid7 / Metasploit
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NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttp://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog?revision=13818&view=markup&pathrev=13818
PATCHhttp://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13818
PATCHhttp://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-08-12
PATCHhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2262
PATCHhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=517312
PATCHhttp://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog?revision=13818&view=markup&pathrev=13818
PATCHhttp://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13818
PATCHhttp://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2009-08-12
PATCHhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2262
PATCHhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=517312
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34627
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/36363
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34627
ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/36363

All References (58)

→
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=543818
→
http://download.gna.org/nasmail/nasmail-1.7.zip
→
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN30881447/index.html
→
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2009/JVNDB-2009-002207.html
→
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
→
http://osvdb.org/60469
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/34627Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/36363Vendor Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/37415
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/40964
→
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/doc/ChangeLog?revision=13818&view=markup&pathrev=13818Patch
→
http://squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail?view=rev&revision=13818Patch
→
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
→
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2091

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2009-2964
CVSS Score6.8 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-352
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedAug 25, 2009

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2009-2964 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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