PT-1999-1549 · Matt Wright · Formhandler.Cgi

Published 1999-11-16 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-1999-1051

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FormHandler.cgi (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns the default configuration of the Matt Wright FormHandler.cgi script, which allows arbitrary directories to be used for attachments. It only restricts access to the /etc/ directory, enabling remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the reply message attach attachment parameter.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1051

Affected Products

Formhandler.Cgi

References · 2

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/34939 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1051 · Security Note