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CVE-2002-2399
Directory traversal vulnerability in viewAttachment.cgi in W3Mail 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot)…
Medium6.4EPSS 2.4%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% 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: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20021112 Fresh hole in W3Mail (fwd) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 6170 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- w3mail-argument-read-files(10612) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
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