CVE-1999-1050: Matt Wright Formhandler.cgi

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 7.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Directory traversal vulnerability in Matt Wright FormHandler.cgi script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via (1) a .. (dot dot) in the reply_message_attach attachment parameter, or (2) by specifying the filename as a template.

Affected products

• Matt Wright Formhandler.cgi: version 1.0 only; version 2.0 only; version 3.0 only

Published 1999-11-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.