# CVE-2001-1504: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands by sending a crafted Lotus Notes email that triggers code execution when the user processes the message.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2cr5-wgqf-c2ww

## What is CVE-2001-1504?

CVE-2001-1504 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Notes, published on 21 Jun 2005. 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

Lotus Notes R5 Client 4.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a Lotus Notes object with code in an event, which is automatically executed when the user processes the e-mail message.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1504?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Lotus Notes.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-1504?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1504 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-1504 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Lotus Notes

- [CVE-2010-1608](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1608/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-3032](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3032/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-2281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2281/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0480](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0480/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2174/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-1504 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-1504 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Ibm Lotus Notes, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Lotus Notes. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1504/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1504/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1504
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1504
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-1504

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1504/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.