CVE-2020-14932

compose.php in SquirrelMail 1.4.22 calls unserialize for the $mailtodata value, which originates from an HTTP GET request. This is related to mailto.php.

Published: 2020-06-20 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-14932 is rated Moderate Risk (61.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule 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-2020-14932

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 2025-12-28 0.39% 0.47% +0.08%
2 2025-12-27 0.47% 0.39% -0.08%
3 2025-10-28 0.47%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-14932

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-14932

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-14932

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14932
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-14932 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (squirrelmail), 17 status rows across 17 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 14, needed 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14932

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-14932

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
squirrelmail squirrelmail 1.4.22 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:squirrelmail:1.4.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-14932

URL Tags
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/20/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence