CVE-1999-1051

Medium CVSS 5

Published 1999-11-16 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1051, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

Default configuration in Matt Wright FormHandler.cgi script allows arbitrary directories to be used for attachments, and only restricts access to the /etc/ directory, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the reply_message_attach attachment parameter.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1051

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