FormMail CGI program can be used by web servers other than the host server that the program resides on.
Priority LOW 31Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
FormMail CGI program can be used by web servers other than the host server that the program resides on.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04923 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0173
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jw47-w8q9-cxg3
References
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More Matt Wright Formmail vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00170 FormMail CGI program allows remote execution of commands. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-02028 Matt Wright FormMail 1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the HTTP_REFERER… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-00352 FormMail.pl in FormMail 1.6 and earlier allows a remote attacker to send anonymous email… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00411 Matt Wright's FormMail CGI script allows remote attackers to obtain environmental… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2009-01692 CRLF injection vulnerability in FormMail.pl in Matt Wright FormMail 1.92, and possibly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2002-01690 Matt Wright FormMail 1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to send spam or anonymous… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-0173 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0173 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jw47-w8q9-cxg3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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