squirrelmail: persistent XSS in message display via a "<svg><a xlink:href="
Published Aug 5, 2018
8.7
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.43%
Description
The mail message display page in SquirrelMail through 1.4.22 has XSS via a "<svg><a xlink:href=" attack.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.4.22
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
squirrelmail
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | squirrelmail | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of squirrelmail as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Extended Life Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01426) | 71.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01431) | 69.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00555) | 66.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00202) | 59.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00202) | 58.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 49.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 46.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/26/2 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14950 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/905023 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1611645 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVXTYMZ35IC5KPNMAE6BWAQWURMX7KZO/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T5FP5O562A4FM5TCFNEW73SS6PZONSAC/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14950
- https://sourceforge.net/p/squirrelmail/bugs/2831/ x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14950
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/26/2 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14950 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/905023 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1611645 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVXTYMZ35IC5KPNMAE6BWAQWURMX7KZO/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T5FP5O562A4FM5TCFNEW73SS6PZONSAC/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14950 | ||
| https://sourceforge.net/p/squirrelmail/bugs/2831/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14950 |
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