CVE-1999-1017 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by sending malicious ASP attachments to Emurl mail server users who open the messages.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-1999-1017?

CVE-1999-1017 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Seattle Labs Emurl 2.0, and possibly earlier versions, stores e-mail attachments in a specific directory with scripting enabled, which allows a malicious ASP file attachment to execute when the recipient opens the message.

Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1017?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Seattle Lab Software Emurl.

How do I fix CVE-1999-1017?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-1999-1017 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h7mf-q457-42rj.

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