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CVE-2002-23991 exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in viewAttachment.cgi in W3Mail 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot)…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.4
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in viewAttachment.cgi in W3Mail 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-22015 W3Mail 1.0.6 - File Disclosure · webapps · 2002-11-12

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0150.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/6170 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/10612.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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