Matt Wright - 'FormHandler.cgi' 2.0 Reply Attachment

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/799/info Any file that the FormHandler.cgi has read access to the cgi is typically run as user 'nobody' on Unix systems can be specified as an attachment in a reply email. This could allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive files such as /etc/passwd...

formhandler.cgi.txt

From: Mnemonix Subject: FormHandler.cgi FormHandler.cgi available from http://www.cgi-perl.com/programs/FormHandler uses hard coded physical paths for templates etc so it's possible to get sensitive files like /etc/passwd by modifying a site's f orm and submitting it. Cheers, David Litchfield...