CVE-2001-1159

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-07-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

load_prefs.php and supporting include files in SquirrelMail 1.0.4 and earlier do not properly initialize certain PHP variables, which allows remote attackers to (1) view sensitive files via the config_php and data_dir options, and (2) execute arbitrary code by using options_order.php to upload a message that could be interpreted as PHP.

Affected products

SquirrelMail: 1.0.4, 1.0.5

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0029.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6775.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2968
http://www.squirrelmail.org/changelog.php
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0029.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6775.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2968
http://www.squirrelmail.org/changelog.php

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