# CVE-2018-14952: The mail message display page in SquirrelMail through 1.4.22 has XSS via a "\<math\>\<maction xlink:href=" attack.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The mail message display page in SquirrelMail through 1.4.22 has XSS via a "<math><maction xlink:href=" attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://sourceforge.net/p/squirrelmail/bugs/2831/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/26/2
- https://bugs.debian.org/905023
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVXTYMZ35IC5KPNMAE6BWAQWURMX7KZO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T5FP5O562A4FM5TCFNEW73SS6PZONSAC/

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