CVE-2002-1582

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-12-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

compose.cgi in Mailreader.com 2.3.30 and 2.3.31, when using Sendmail as the Mail Transfer Agent, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the RealEmail configuration variable, which is used to call Sendmail in network.cgi.

Affected products

Mailreader.Com: 2.3.30, 2.3.31

References

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10491.php
http://www.mailreader.com/download/ChangeLog
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/297428
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6058
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10491.php
http://www.mailreader.com/download/ChangeLog
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/297428
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6058

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