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Vulnerability Assessment Details

SquirrelMail's Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Determine if a remote host is vulnerable to xss attack

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host seems to be vulnerable to a security problem in
SquirrelMail. Its script 'read_body.php' didn't filter out user input for
'filter_dir' and 'mailbox', making a xss attack possible.

Solution: Upgrade to a newer version of this software
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 6302, 7019

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Xue Yong Zhi

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