# CVE-2002-1385: openwebmail\_init in Open WebMail 1.81 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via ..

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6425
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104032263328026&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104031696120743&w=2
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=782605&forum_id=108435
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10904

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