PT-2002-3111 · W3Mail · W3Mail

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-2399

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions W3Mail version 1.0.6

Description A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter of the viewAttachment.cgi script.

Recommendations For W3Mail version 1.0.6, consider restricting access to the viewAttachment.cgi script until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the file parameter with .. (dot dot) sequences to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2399

Affected Products

W3Mail

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/22015 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2399 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6170 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10612.php · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0150.html · Note