CVE-2002-1385

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.

Published: 2002-12-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1385 is rated Moderate Risk (40.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1385

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 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.41% +0.36%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1385

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1385

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1385

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
open_webmail open_webmail 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:open_webmail:open_webmail:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_webmail open_webmail 1.8 cpe:2.3:a:open_webmail:open_webmail:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_webmail open_webmail 1.71 cpe:2.3:a:open_webmail:open_webmail:1.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
open_webmail open_webmail 1.81 cpe:2.3:a:open_webmail:open_webmail:1.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1385

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