Default configuration in Matt Wright FormHandler.cgi script allows arbitrary directories…
Priority LOW 26Published · 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
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Default configuration in Matt Wright FormHandler.cgi script allows arbitrary directories to be used for attachments, and only restricts access to the /etc/ directory, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the reply_message_attach attachment parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0144 73rd 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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formhandler.cgi:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formhandler.cgi:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formhandler.cgi:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formhandler.cgi:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formhandler.cgi:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formhandler.cgi:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1051
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6vh4-w25v-6gh9
References
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More Matt Wright Formhandler.cgi vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-01000 Directory traversal vulnerability in Matt Wright FormHandler.cgi script allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-1051 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1051 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6vh4-w25v-6gh9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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