CVE-2002-2331

W3Mail 1.0.2 through 1.0.5 with server side scripting (SSI) enabled in the attachments directory does not properly restrict the types of files that can be uploaded as attachments, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending code in MIME attachments, then requesting the attachments.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-2331 is rated Moderate Risk (52/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.73%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2331

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 2025-10-02 1.55% 1.73% +0.18%
2 2025-08-21 0.75% 1.55% +0.81%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.75% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2331

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2331

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2331

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cascadesoft w3mail 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cascadesoft:w3mail:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cascadesoft w3mail 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:cascadesoft:w3mail:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cascadesoft w3mail 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:cascadesoft:w3mail:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cascadesoft w3mail 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:cascadesoft:w3mail:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2331

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