CVE-2002-0490

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Instant Web Mail before 0.60 does not properly filter CR/LF sequences, which allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary POP commands via the id parameter in message.php, or (2) modify certain mail message headers via numerous parameters in write.php.

Affected products

Instant Web Mail: 0.55, 0.56, 0.57, 0.58, 0.59

References

http://instantwebmail.sourceforge.net/#changeLog
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8650.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264041
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4361
http://instantwebmail.sourceforge.net/#changeLog
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8650.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264041
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4361

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