CVE-2001-1159 Information

Description

load_prefs.php and supporting include files in SquirrelMail 1.0.4 and earlier do not properly initialize certain PHP variables which allows remote attackers to (1) view sensitive files via the config_php and data_dir options and (2) execute arbitrary code by using options_order.php to upload a message that could be interpreted as PHP.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0029.html http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6775.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2968 http://www.squirrelmail.org/changelog.php