CVE-1999-1050

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in Matt Wright FormHandler.cgi script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via (1) a .. (dot dot) in the reply_message_attach attachment parameter, or (2) by specifying the filename as a template.

Published: 1999-11-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1050 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.82%). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-1050

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19620 exploit_db edb 1999-11-16 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1050

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 6.26% 4.82% -1.44%
2 2025-03-29 4.82% 6.26% +1.44%
3 2025-03-17 — 4.82% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1050

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1050

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1050

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
matt_wright formhandler.cgi 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formhandler.cgi:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
matt_wright formhandler.cgi 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formhandler.cgi:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
matt_wright formhandler.cgi 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formhandler.cgi:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1050

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