CVE-2002-0490 describes a critical vulnerability in Instant Web Mail versions prior to 0.60, where improper filtering of CR/LF sequences allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary commands. This flaw enables attackers to execute POP commands via the 'id' parameter in message.php or modify mail message headers through various parameters in write.php. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.55CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:instant_web_mail:instant_web_mail:0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.56CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:instant_web_mail:instant_web_mail:0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.57CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:instant_web_mail:instant_web_mail:0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.58CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:instant_web_mail:instant_web_mail:0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.59CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:instant_web_mail:instant_web_mail:0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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