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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-1771 · published 31 December 2002

CVE-2002-1771: Matt wright formmail vulnerability

Matt Wright · Formmail

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% · top 29.6%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0307.html
http://www.scriptarchive.com/readme/formmail.html#history
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3955 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8013
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0307.html
http://www.scriptarchive.com/readme/formmail.html#history
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3955 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8013

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-1771), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.