Brian Dorricott MAILTO 1.0.7/1.0.8/1.0.9 Form mailto.exe sendto/email/server/subject/resulturl privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Brian Dorricott MAILTO 1.0.7/1.0.8/1.0.9. Impacted is an unknown function of the file mailto.exe of the component Form Handler. This manipulation of the argument sendto/email/server/subject/resulturl causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2001-1188. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Brian Dorricott MAILTO 1.0.7/1.0.8/1.0.9. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file mailto.exe of the component Form Handler. The manipulation of the argument sendto/email/server/subject/resulturl with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

mailto.exe in Brian Dorricott MAILTO 1.0.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to send SPAM e-mail through remote servers by modifying the sendto, email, server, subject, and resulturl hidden form fields.

The bug was discovered 12/10/2001. The weakness was disclosed 12/11/2001 by http-equiv (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1188. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10448 (Brian Dorricott MAILTO Unauthorized Mail Server Use Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9119), Exploit-DB (21178), SecurityFocus (BID 3669†), OSVDB (12778†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6472†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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09/27/2025 +4096 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: http-equiv
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1188 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1188
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17737
X-Force: 9119
SecurityFocus: 3669 - Brian Dorricott MAILTO Unauthorized Mail Server Use Vulnerability
OSVDB: 12778 - Brian Dorricott - MAILTO - Unauthorized Mail Server Us
Vulnerability Center: 6472 - Brian Dorricott MAILTO 1.0.7 - 1.0.9 Allows Sending Spam Mail via mailto.exe, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 11:01
Updated: 09/27/2025 22:34
Changes: 07/11/2014 11:01 (60), 06/03/2019 16:43 (3), 03/06/2025 12:56 (27), 09/27/2025 22:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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