PT-2001-2243 · W3Mail · W3Mail

Published 2001-10-07 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-1100

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions W3Mail version 1.0.2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in any field of the 'Compose Message' page. This is due to a problem in the sendmessage.cgi program.

Recommendations For W3Mail version 1.0.2, consider restricting access to the sendmessage.cgi program until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using shell metacharacters in any field of the 'Compose Message' page to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1100

Affected Products

W3Mail

References · 5

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/218921 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1100 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3673 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7230 · Note
• http://w3mail.org/ChangeLog · Note