Oatmeal Studios Mail File 1.10 mailfile.cgi filename information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oatmeal Studios Mail File 1.10 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file mailfile.cgi. The manipulation of the argument filename as part of POST Request results in information disclosure (File). This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0977. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oatmeal Studios Mail File 1.10. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the file mailfile.cgi. The manipulation of the argument filename as part of a POST Request leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (File). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

mailfile.cgi CGI program in MailFile 1.10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by specifying the target file name in the "filename" parameter in a POST request, which is then sent by email to the address specified in the "email" parameter.

The weakness was presented 12/19/2000 by FIRST as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0977. 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 and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11748 (Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10123 (Oatmeal Studios Mail File Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2213.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5358), Exploit-DB (20303), Tenable (11748), SecurityFocus (BID 1807†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3838†). See VDB-14266, VDB-14277, VDB-14828 and VDB-15062 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Name: File
Class: Information disclosure / File
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11748
Nessus Name: Multiple Dangerous CGI Script Detection
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 2213
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP Oatmeal Studios Mail File mailfile.cgi access
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12/19/2000 +69 days 🔍
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02/23/2004 +251 days 🔍
07/01/2014 +3781 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0977 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0977
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16188
X-Force: 5358 - Mail File POST command allows attacker to read files
SecurityFocus: 1807 - MailFile Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3838 - MailFile CGI Enables Arbitrary File Access, High

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

Created: 07/02/2014 00:52
Updated: 10/12/2025 01:24
Changes: 07/02/2014 00:52 (75), 05/20/2019 09:22 (2), 08/14/2024 23:37 (25), 10/12/2025 01:24 (4)
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