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CVE-2001-1100

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-10-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

sendmessage.cgi in W3Mail 1.0.2, and possibly other CGI programs, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in any field of the 'Compose Message' page.

Affected products

• Spencer Miles W3Mail: 1.0.2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218921
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3673
• http://www.w3mail.org/ChangeLog
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7230
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218921
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3673
• http://www.w3mail.org/ChangeLog
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7230

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