CVE-2002-1581 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.6% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in nph-mr.cgi in Mailreader.com 2.3.20 through 2.3.31 allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences and a null byte (%00) in the configLanguage parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.64% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| mailreader.com | mailreader.com |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MailReader.com 2.3.x - 'NPH-MR.cgi' File Disclosure | 2002-10-28 |
References
- http://mailreader.com/download/ChangeLog
- http://mailreader.com/download/ChangeLog
- http://mailreader.com/download/ChangeLog
- http://mailreader.com/download/ChangeLog
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-534
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10490.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/297428
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6055
- http://mailreader.com/download/ChangeLog
- http://mailreader.com/download/ChangeLog
- http://mailreader.com/download/ChangeLog
- http://mailreader.com/download/ChangeLog
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-534
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10490.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/297428
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6055
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