CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0751

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The csMailto.cgi program in CGIscript.net allows remote attackers to use it as a 'spam proxy', enabling them to send emails to arbitrary users via modified form-to, form-from, and form-results parameters.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to spam distribution and server overload, potentially affecting the organization's reputation and resources.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update or remove the csMailto.cgi script and implement anti-spam filters on the server.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

CGIscript.net csMailto.cgi program allows remote attackers to use csMailto as a "spam proxy" and send mail to arbitrary users via modified (1) form-to, (2) form-from, and (3) form-results parameters.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS