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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) sequences in a login name,…
High7.2EPSS 0.41%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 65% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 6425 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20021219 [Fix] Openwebmail 1.71 remote root compromise (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20021218 Openwebmail 1.71 remote root compromise (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=782605&forum_id=108435 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- open-webmail-command-execution(10904) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .