Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2009-1580 is a SquirrelMail session fixation flaw fixed before version 1.4.18. If an old webmail system is still running, an attacker may be able to hijack a user session through a crafted cookie. This is mainly a legacy exposure risk for forgotten webmail deployments. Exposure is likely limited to legacy SquirrelMail deployments older than 1.4.18, especially internet-facing webmail or vendor-packaged copies that were never updated. The provided affected-product metadata is incomplete. Treat as a cleanup priority for legacy webmail. Escalate if SquirrelMail is internet-facing or handles sensitive mail, because successful session hijacking could expose mailbox contents and user identity. Mitigation focus: Upgrade SquirrelMail to 1.4.18 or a vendor-fixed package.; Apply relevant operating-system vendor security updates.; Retire or isolate legacy SquirrelMail webmail systems..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- FEDORA-2009-4870CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500358CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FEDORA-2009-4880CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2009-4875CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- squirrelmail-baseuri-session-hijacking(50462)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10107CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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