Matt Wright FormMail privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Matt Wright FormMail. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0173. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Matt Wright FormMail (the affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

formmail cgi program can be used by web servers other than the host server that the program resides on.

The weakness was published 01/01/1997. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0173. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (300), Exploit-DB (20486), SecurityFocus (BID 2080†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-701†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13800
X-Force: 300
SecurityFocus: 2080 - Matt Wright FormMail Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 701 - FormMail CGI Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 22:53
Updated: 01/11/2025 12:16
Changes: 06/17/2014 22:53 (52), 05/08/2019 10:01 (2), 01/11/2025 12:16 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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