CVE-2002-2331

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-16

Description

W3Mail 1.0.2 through 1.0.5 with server side scripting (SSI) enabled in the attachments directory does not properly restrict the types of files that can be uploaded as attachments, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending code in MIME attachments, then requesting the attachments.

Affected products

Cascadesoft W3Mail: 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/284232
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9680.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5314
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/284232
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9680.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5314

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