PT-2002-1541 · Instant Web Mail · Instant Web Mail

Published 2002-08-12 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-0490

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Instant Web Mail versions prior to 0.60

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary POP commands via the id parameter in "message.php", or modify certain mail message headers via numerous parameters in "write.php" due to improper filtering of CR/LF sequences.

Recommendations For Instant Web Mail versions prior to 0.60, update to version 0.60 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "message.php" and "write.php" scripts until the update is applied. Avoid using the id parameter in "message.php" and numerous parameters in "write.php" until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0490

Affected Products

Instant Web Mail

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0490 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8650.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/264041 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4361 · Vendor Advisory
• http://instantwebmail.sourceforge.net/#changeLog · Note