CVE-2002-0490

critical

Description

Instant Web Mail before 0.60 does not properly filter CR/LF sequences, which allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary POP commands via the id parameter in message.php, or (2) modify certain mail message headers via numerous parameters in write.php.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4361

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264041

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8650.php

http://instantwebmail.sourceforge.net/#changeLog

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-08-12

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01655