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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-0417 · published 12 August 2002

CVE-2002-0417: Endymion mailman webmail vulnerability

Endymion · Mailman Webmail

Directory traversal vulnerability in Endymion MailMan before 3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and a null character in the ALTERNATE_TEMPLATES parameter for various mmstdo*.cgi programs.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.2% · top 18.5%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Endymion MailMan before 3.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and a null character in the ALTERNATE_TEMPLATES parameter for various mmstdo*.cgi programs.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/259730 Vendor Advisory
http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/history.htm
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8357.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4222 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/259730 Vendor Advisory
http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/history.htm
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8357.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4222 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

10.0CVE-2001-0021Endymion mailman webmail vulnerabilityMailMan Webmail 3.0.25 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the alternate_template parameter.EPSS 13%3.6CVE-1999-0850Endymion mailman webmail vulnerabilityThe default permissions for Endymion MailMan allow local users to read email or modify files.EPSS 0.32%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-0417), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.