Cascadesoft W3Mail 1.0.6 viewAttachment.cgi File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cascadesoft W3Mail 1.0.6. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file viewAttachment.cgi. This manipulation of the argument File causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-2399. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cascadesoft W3Mail 1.0.6. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file viewAttachment.cgi. The manipulation of the argument file 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in viewAttachment.cgi in W3Mail 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

The weakness was released 12/31/2002 by Tim Brown with Brown (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2399 since 11/01/2007. 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 T1006 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 74130 (W3Mail File Disclosure 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 (10612), Exploit-DB (22015) and SecurityFocus (BID 6170†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Cascadesoft

Name

W3Mail

Version

1.0.6

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Tim Brown
Organization: Brown
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2399 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2399
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20041
X-Force: 10612
SecurityFocus: 6170 - W3Mail File Disclosure Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 14:41
Updated: 08/26/2025 17:54
Changes: 08/07/2014 14:41 (49), 06/12/2018 11:09 (4), 07/14/2024 19:31 (17), 08/27/2024 17:38 (11), 08/26/2025 17:54 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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