CVE-2005-1924
The G/PGP (GPG) Plugin 2.1 and earlier for Squirrelmail allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 10.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The G/PGP (GPG) Plugin 2.1 and earlier for Squirrelmail allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) the fpr parameter to the deleteKey function in gpg_keyring.php, as called by (a) import_key_file.php, (b) import_key_text.php, and (c) keyring_main.php; and (2) the keyserver parameter to the gpg_recv_key function in gpg_key_functions.php, as called by gpg_options.php. NOTE: this issue may overlap CVE-2007-3636.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- SquirrelMail G/PGP Encryption Plugin - 'deletekey()' Command Injection (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 4718webapps, phppublished 11 Dec 2007Verified
- SquirrelMail G/PGP Encryption Plugin 2.0 - Command Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 4173webapps, phppublished 11 Jul 2007Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 4173 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.3% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
14
- squirrelmail-gpgp-keyfunc-command-execution(35364) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 26035 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26424 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 37924 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 24874 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20070711 SquirrelMail G/PGP Plugin gpg_recv_key() Command Injection Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 4173 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- squirrelmail-gpgp-keyring-command-execution(35355) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2513 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 37923 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- GLSA-200708-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 20070711 SquirrelMail G/PGP Plugin deleteKey() Command Injection Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 20070711 True: SquirrelMail G/PGP Encryption Plug-in 2.0 Command Execution Vuln (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
- 20070711 SquirrelMail G/PGP Encryption Plug-in Remote Command Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-1926 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-1924)Record last updated .