CVE-2005-1924

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The G/PGP (GPG) Plugin 2.1 and earlier for Squirrelmail allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) the fpr parameter to the deleteKey function in gpg_keyring.php, as called by (a) import_key_file.php, (b) import_key_text.php, and (c) keyring_main.php; and (2) the keyserver parameter to the gpg_recv_key function in gpg_key_functions.php, as called by gpg_options.php. NOTE: this issue may overlap CVE-2007-3636.

Affected products

SquirrelMail Gpg Plugin: through 2.1

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=329
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=331
http://osvdb.org/37923
http://osvdb.org/37924
http://secunia.com/advisories/26035
http://secunia.com/advisories/26424
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-08.xml
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-July/001710.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473370/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24874
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2513
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35355

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