CVE-2004-0521

SQL injection vulnerability in SquirrelMail before 1.4.3 RC1 allows remote attackers to execute unauthorized SQL statements, with unknown impact, probably via abook_database.php.

Published: 2004-08-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0521 is rated High Risk (69.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.15%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0521

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.48% 3.15% -0.33%
2 2026-02-06 4.65% 3.48% -1.17%
3 2025-12-28 4.65%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0521

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0521

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0521

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2004-0521: 1 GLSA(s) (200405-16), 1 atom(s) (mail-client/squirrelmail); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-0521
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0521

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0521

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sgi propack 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0521

URL Tags
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040604-01-U.asc
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000858
http://marc.info/?l=squirrelmail-cvs&m=108309375029888
http://marc.info/?l=squirrelmail-cvs&m=108532891231712
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-240.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11685
http://secunia.com/advisories/11686
http://secunia.com/advisories/11870
http://secunia.com/advisories/12289
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-16.xml Vendor Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-212.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-535
http://www.osvdb.org/6841
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6827
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/7148
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10397 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1733
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16235
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1033
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11446
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