Aeromail up to 1.40 Attachment send_message.php privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Aeromail up to 1.40. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file send_message.php of the component Attachment Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0410. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Aeromail up to 1.40. Affected is an unknown code block of the file send_message.php of the component Attachment Handler. 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 confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

send_message.php in AeroMail before 1.45 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server, instead of just uploaded files, via an attachment that modifies the filename to be uploaded.

The bug was discovered 03/03/2002. The weakness was published 07/26/2002 (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0410. 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 known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 145 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:send_message.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10573 (AeroMail Server File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.45 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8345), SecurityFocus (BID 4214†), OSVDB (14409†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6433†). Similar entry is available at VDB-18487. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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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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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Aeromail 1.45

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03/01/2002 🔍
03/03/2002 +2 days 🔍
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07/26/2002 +145 days 🔍
07/26/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/13/2004 +871 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3508 days 🔍
09/18/2025 +4076 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-0410 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0410
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18450
X-Force: 8345
SecurityFocus: 4214 - AeroMail Server File Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 14409 - AeroMail - Server File Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6433 - AeroMail <= 1.40 Allows Reading Arbitrary Files via send_message.php, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 20:04
Updated: 09/18/2025 16:32
Changes: 07/22/2014 20:04 (60), 06/03/2019 21:39 (3), 09/18/2025 16:32 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:644:103

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