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SquirrelMail decodeHeader HTML injection vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check Squirrelmail for HTML injection vulnerability

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running SquirrelMail, a webmail system written in PHP.

Versions of SquirrelMail prior to 1.4.4 are vulnerable to an email HTML
injection vulnerability. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw to gain
access to the users' accounts.

Solution : Upgrade to the newest version of this software
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 11653, 12413

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