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CVE-1999-1050

Matt Wright - 'FormHandler.cgi' 2.0 Reply Attachment

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

4
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Directory traversal vulnerability in Matt Wright FormHandler.cgi script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via (1) a .. (dot dot) in the reply_message_attach attachment parameter, or (2) by specifying the filename as a template.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 1999-11-12 CVE Published
  • 1999-11-16 First Exploit
  • 2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Matt Wright
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Formhandler.cgi
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1.0
Search vendor "Matt Wright" for product "Formhandler.cgi" and version "1.0"
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Affected
Matt Wright
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Formhandler.cgi
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2.0
Search vendor "Matt Wright" for product "Formhandler.cgi" and version "2.0"
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Affected
Matt Wright
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Formhandler.cgi
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3.0
Search vendor "Matt Wright" for product "Formhandler.cgi" and version "3.0"
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Affected