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CVE-2002-2109

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 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: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Matt Wright FormMail 1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the HTTP_REFERER check and conduct unauthorized activities via (1) a blank referer, (2) a spoofed referer with a trusted domain/URL after the beginning of the referer, or (3) a spoofed referer with a trusted domain/URL in the beginning (hostname) portion of the referer.

Affected products

• Matt Wright Formmail: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 (+4)

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0307.html
• http://worldwidemart.com/scripts/formmail.shtml
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8012.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3954
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0307.html
• http://worldwidemart.com/scripts/formmail.shtml
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8012.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3954

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