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CVE-1999-1051

CVE information

Published

24 years ago

Last Modified

15 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

Description

Default configuration in Matt Wright FormHandler.cgi script allows arbitrary directories to be used for attachments, and only restricts access to the /etc/ directory, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the reply_message_attach attachment parameter..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Medium
Base Score
5/10
Exploit Score
10/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
2.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
Partial
Availability Impact
None
Integrity Impact
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formhandler.cgi:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formhandler.cgi:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formhandler.cgi:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -