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CVE-2002-1581

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1581 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in nph-mr.cgi within Mailreader.com versions 2.3.20 through 2.3.31, also affecting Debian Linux distributions utilizing Mailreader.com. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to view arbitrary files by manipulating the configLanguage parameter with dot-dot sequences and a null byte. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring low attack complexity and leading to potential information disclosure without impacting integrity or availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.3.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mailreader.com:mailreader.com:2.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mailreader.com:mailreader.com:2.3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mailreader.com:mailreader.com:2.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mailreader.com:mailreader.com:2.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.3.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mailreader.com:mailreader.com:2.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21966 · Oct 28, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0764 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 23,723 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

mailreader.com / download/ChangeLog
debian.org / security/2004/dsa-534
PatchVendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/10490.php
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/297428
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/6055
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory