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.
Published: 2001-09-12
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1032 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.
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Matt Wright Formhandler.cgi
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:55:29.477Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1051

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-11-16T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1051

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