CVE-2010-1637
The Mail Fetch plugin in SquirrelMail 1.4.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to...
The Mail Fetch plugin in SquirrelMail 1.4.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass firewall restrictions and use SquirrelMail as a proxy to scan internal networks via a modified POP3 port number.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
The Mail Fetch plugin in SquirrelMail 1.4.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass firewall restrictions and use SquirrelMail as a proxy to scan internal networks via a modified POP3 port number.
- Record
CVE-2010-1637- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Mail Fetch plugin in SquirrelMail 1.4.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass firewall restrictions and use SquirrelMail as a proxy to scan internal networks via a modified POP3 port number.
- Record
CVE-2010-1637- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-1658 No score
The Mail Fetch plugin in SquirrelMail 1.4.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass firewall restrictions and use SquirrelMail as a proxy to scan internal networks via a modified POP3 port number.
- Record
EUVD-2010-1658- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-79mr-p6x2-hw9g
6.5
The Mail Fetch plugin in SquirrelMail 1.4.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to...
The Mail Fetch plugin in SquirrelMail 1.4.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass firewall restrictions and use SquirrelMail as a proxy to scan internal networks via a modified POP3 port number.
- Record
GHSA-79mr-p6x2-hw9g- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
squirrelmailRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as |
before 0:1.4.8-18.el4 | 0:1.4.8-18.el4 |
squirrelmailRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop |
before 0:1.4.8-18.el4 | 0:1.4.8-18.el4 |
squirrelmailRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es |
before 0:1.4.8-18.el4 | 0:1.4.8-18.el4 |
squirrelmailRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws |
before 0:1.4.8-18.el4 | 0:1.4.8-18.el4 |
squirrelmailRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:1.4.8-5.el5_7.13 | 0:1.4.8-5.el5_7.13 |
squirrelmailRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:1.4.8-5.el5_7.13 | 0:1.4.8-5.el5_7.13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-1637 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Squirrelmail, published June 22, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.68%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in squirrelmail 0:1.4.8-18.el4.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043261.html
securityfocus.com/bid/40291
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:120
conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2010dxb/materials/D1%20-%20Laurent%20Oudot%20-%20Improving%20the%20Stealthiness%20of%20Web%20Hacking.pdf
support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
securityfocus.com/bid/40307
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1535
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1554
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/25/9
squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/plugins/mail_fetch/functions.php?r1=13951&r2=13950&pathrev=13951
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/25/3
squirrelmail.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/squirrelmail/branches/SM-1_4-STABLE/squirrelmail/plugins/mail_fetch/options.php?r1=13951&r2=13950&pathrev=13951
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1536
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lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/043239.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1637
github.com/advisories/GHSA-79mr-p6x2-hw9g
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0103
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2010-07-23
squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2011-07-10
squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2011-07-11
squirrelmail.org/security/issue/2011-07-12
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606459
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=618096
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720693
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720694
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720695
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722831
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722832
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_0103.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1637
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1637
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2813
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2813
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2813
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4554
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4554
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4554
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4555
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4555
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4555
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2023
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2023
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2023
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2752
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2752
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2752
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2753
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2753
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2753