CVE-2002-2399 EXPLOIT
6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.37% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cascadesoft | w3mail |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | W3Mail 1.0.6 - File Disclosure | 2002-11-12 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0150.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10612.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6170
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-11/0150.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10612.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6170
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