First published: Wed May 10 2000(Updated: )
Matt Wright's FormMail CGI script allows remote attackers to obtain environmental variables via the env_report parameter.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Matt Wright FormMail | =1.6 | |
=1.6 |
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The severity of CVE-2000-0411 is considered high due to the potential for remote attackers to exploit sensitive environmental variables.
To fix CVE-2000-0411, upgrade to a more secure version of Matt Wright's FormMail CGI script that does not expose environmental variables.
CVE-2000-0411 affects users of Matt Wright's FormMail version 1.6.
An attacker can execute information disclosure attacks by manipulating the env_report parameter to gain access to sensitive environmental variables.
A potential workaround for CVE-2000-0411 is to disable or remove the env_report parameter from the FormMail script until an upgrade is possible.