Vulnerability Monitor

The vendors, products, and vulnerabilities you care about

CVE-2004-0639

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Squirrelmail 1.2.10 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or script via (1) the $mailer variable in read_body.php, (2) the $senderNames_part variable in mailbox_display.php, and possibly other vectors including (3) the $event_title variable or (4) the $event_text variable.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2004-0639 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from open_webmail, from sgi, from squirrelmail organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2004-08-06T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	open_webmail	open_webmail	2.30	Yes
Application	open_webmail	open_webmail	2.31	Yes
Application	open_webmail	open_webmail	2.32	Yes
Application	sgi	propack	3.0	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.2.0	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.2.1	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.2.2	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.2.3	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.2.4	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.2.5	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.2.6	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.2.7	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.2.8	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.2.9	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.2.10	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.2.11	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.4	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.4.1	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.4.2	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.4.3_rc1	Yes
Application	squirrelmail	squirrelmail	1.5_dev	Yes

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=257973 ([email protected])
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000858 ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108611554415078&w=2 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-535 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.rs-labs.com/adv/RS-Labs-Advisory-2004-1.txt Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10450 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16285 ([email protected])
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=257973 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000858 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108611554415078&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-535 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.rs-labs.com/adv/RS-Labs-Advisory-2004-1.txt Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10450 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16285 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For open_webmail's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.