CVE-2000-0878 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The mailto CGI script allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the emailadd form field.

Published: 2001-01-22

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ranson_johnson:mailto_cgi_script:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0865	The mailto CGI script allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the emailadd form field.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01221.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0088.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1669
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5241

History

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Subscriptions

Ranson Johnson Mailto Cgi Script

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:31.324Z

Reserved: 2000-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0878

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-11-14T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2000-0878

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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