openwebmail_init in Open WebMail 1.81 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via .. (dot dot) sequences in a login name, such as the name provided in the sessionid parameter for openwebmail-abook.pl, which is used to find a configuration file that specifies additional code to be executed.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-1369 openwebmail_init in Open WebMail 1.81 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via .. (dot dot) sequences in a login name, such as the name provided in the sessionid parameter for openwebmail-abook.pl, which is used to find a configuration file that specifies additional code to be executed.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:19:28.608Z

Reserved: 2002-12-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-1385

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-12-26T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-1385

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