squirrelmail: session hijacking - secure flag not set for HTTPS-only cookies
Published Sep 24, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.16%
Description
Squirrelmail 1.4.15 does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in an https session, which can cause the cookie to be sent in http requests and make it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.4.15
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-8.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0010
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-5.el4_7.2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0010
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-5.el5_2.2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0010
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-8.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0010 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-5.el4_7.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0010 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | squirrelmail-0:1.4.8-5.el5_2.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0010 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.16% (0.02159) | 81.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.16% (0.02159) | 79.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.59% (0.01588) | 80.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00501) | 77.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00462) | 74.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00462) | 71.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://int21.de/cve/CVE-2008-3663-squirrelmail.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4304 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.nabble.com/ANNOUNCE:-SquirrelMail-1.4.16-Released-td19711998.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496601/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31321 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3663 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464183 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45700 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3663
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10548 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3663
Change history (0)
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