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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-4987 · published 8 November 2013

CVE-2013-4987: Pineapp mail-secure permissions and access controls vulnerability

Pineapp · Mail Secure

PineApp Mail-SeCure before 3.70 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging console access and providing shell metacharacters in a "system ping" command.

8.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.6% · top 15.1% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
8.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

PineApp Mail-SeCure before 3.70 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging console access and providing shell metacharacters in a "system ping" command.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/pinapp-mail-secure-access-control-failure Exploit
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/pinapp-mail-secure-access-control-failure Exploit

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-4987), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.