Add2it Mailman Free up to 1.73 list privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Add2it Mailman Free up to 1.73. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation of the argument list can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2002-0277. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Add2it Mailman Free up to 1.73. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument list 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. CVE summarizes:

Add2it Mailman Free 1.73 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the list parameter.

The bug was discovered 02/13/2002. The weakness was presented 05/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at add2it.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0277. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 107 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 10618 (Add2it Mailman Free Remote Arbitrary Command Execution 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 (8202), SecurityFocus (BID 4105†), OSVDB (14345†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6450†). See VDB-18209 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Add2it

Name

• Mailman Free

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37
• 1.38
• 1.39
• 1.40
• 1.41
• 1.42
• 1.43
• 1.44
• 1.45
• 1.46
• 1.47
• 1.48
• 1.49
• 1.50
• 1.51
• 1.52
• 1.53
• 1.54
• 1.55
• 1.56
• 1.57
• 1.58
• 1.59
• 1.60
• 1.61
• 1.62
• 1.63
• 1.64
• 1.65
• 1.66
• 1.67
• 1.68
• 1.69
• 1.70
• 1.71
• 1.72
• 1.73

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/13/2002 🔍
02/14/2002 +1 days 🔍
02/14/2002 +0 days 🔍
05/31/2002 +106 days 🔍
05/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/13/2004 +927 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3497 days 🔍
09/21/2025 +4089 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: add2it.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0277 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0277
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18208
X-Force: 8202
SecurityFocus: 4105 - Add2it Mailman Free Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14345 - Add2it - Mailman Free - Remote Arbitrary Command Execu
Vulnerability Center: 6450 - Add2it Mailman Free 1.73 Allows Code Execution via open() Function, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:04
Updated: 09/21/2025 00:03
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:04 (59), 06/03/2019 18:17 (3), 09/21/2025 00:03 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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