CVE-2005-2095

Exp

options_identities.php in SquirrelMail 1.4.4 and earlier uses the extract function to process the $_POST variable, which allows remote attackers to modify or read the preferences of other users, conduct cross-site scripting XSS) attacks, and write arbitrary files.

Published: 2005-07-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2095 is rated Exploit Available (58.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.24%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2095

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
43830 exploit_db edb 2015-07-14 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2095

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 11.15% 4.24% -6.91%
2 2025-12-28 9.66% 11.15% +1.49%
3 2025-12-27 — 9.66% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2095

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2095

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2095

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2095
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2095 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (squirrelmail), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2095

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2095

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.3_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.3a cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.44 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2095

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-756 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00090-07142005
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_18_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-595.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/405200
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/405202
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14254
http://www.squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2005-07-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=163047
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21359
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10500
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