Matt Wright FormMail 1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to send spam or anonymous…
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
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Matt Wright FormMail 1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to send spam or anonymous e-mail by injecting a newline character followed by CC:, BCC:, or additional TO: fields in the email and realname CGI variables.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01351 71st 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 · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
| cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9 | Vulnerable | Matt Wright |
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
- cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:formmail:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·Matt Wright
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1771
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c999-9vcr-3xmc
References
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-1999-00171 FormMail CGI program can be used by web servers other than the host server that the program resides on. 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
Sources
- CVE-2002-1771 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1771 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c999-9vcr-3xmc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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