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FreeBSD : SquirrelMail -- post-authentication remote code execution (e1de77e8-c45e-48d7-8866-5a6f943046de)

high Nessus Plugin ID 102691

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

SquirrelMail developers report :

SquirrelMail 1.4.22 (and other versions before 20170427_0200-SVN) allows post-authentication remote code execution via a sendmail.cf file that is mishandled in a popen call. It's possible to exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary shell commands on the remote server.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?29050a63

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102691

File Name: freebsd_pkg_e1de77e8c45e48d788665a6f943046de.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 8/23/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:squirrelmail, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 8/22/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/19/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7692