CVE-2002-0749 describes a critical remote command execution vulnerability in CGIscript.net's csMailto.cgi script. Attackers can exploit this flaw by injecting shell metacharacters into the form-attachment field, allowing them to execute arbitrary commands on the affected server. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a severe risk with network-based attacks, low complexity, and potential for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry confirms the existence of public exploit code, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among threat actors.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cgiscript.net:csmailto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.