sendmessage.cgi in W3Mail 1.0.2, and possibly other CGI programs, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in any field of the 'Compose Message' page
Published Jun 25, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.67%
Description
sendmessage.cgi in W3Mail 1.0.2, and possibly other CGI programs, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in any field of the 'Compose Message' page.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.67% (0.03672) | 89.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.67% (0.03672) | 88.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.28% (0.01276) | 78.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00792) | 82.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 1.58% (0.01582) | 85.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 10.75% (0.10750) | 94.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.88% (0.08883) | 93.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218921 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3673 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- http://www.w3mail.org/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7230 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218921 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3673 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.w3mail.org/ChangeLog | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7230 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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