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CVE-2002-1385

openwebmail_init in Open WebMail 1.81 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via .. (dot dot) sequence

openwebmail_init in Open WebMail 1.81 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via .. (dot dot) sequences in a login name, such as the name provided in the sessionid parameter for openwebmail-abook.pl, which is used to find a configuration file that specifies additional code to be executed.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00051
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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open webmailall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD26 Dec 2002 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104031696120743&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104032263328026&w=2
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=782605&forum_id=108435PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6425
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10904
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