Endymion Mailman Webmail up to 3.0 mmstdo*.cgi ALTERNATE_TEMPLATES path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Endymion Mailman Webmail up to 3.0. This affects an unknown part of the file mmstdo*.cgi. This manipulation of the argument ALTERNATE_TEMPLATES causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2002-0417. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Endymion Mailman Webmail up to 3.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file mmstdo*.cgi. The manipulation of the argument ALTERNATE_TEMPLATES with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Endymion MailMan before 3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and a null character in the ALTERNATE_TEMPLATES parameter for various mmstdo*.cgi programs.

The weakness was presented 08/12/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0417. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10524 (Endymion MailMan Alternate Templates File Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 833.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8357), SecurityFocus (BID 4222†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4641†). See VDB-16439 and VDB-18494 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mailman Webmail 3.1
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Timelineinfo

03/04/2002 🔍
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08/12/2002 +161 days 🔍
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06/29/2004 +687 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3675 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-0417 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0417
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18493
X-Force: 8357
SecurityFocus: 4222 - Endymion MailMan Alternate Templates File Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4641 - Directory Traversal in Endymion MailMan < 3.1 Allows Reading of Arbitrary Files, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 20:46
Updated: 09/18/2025 13:41
Changes: 07/22/2014 20:46 (62), 05/22/2019 16:37 (1), 09/18/2025 13:41 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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