CVE-2012-10046 (GCVE-0-2012-10046)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-08 18:11 – Updated: 2026-04-07 14:02 Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI
Title
E-Mail Security Virtual Appliance learn-msg.cgi Command Injection
Summary
The E-Mail Security Virtual Appliance (ESVA) (tested on version ESVA_2057) contains an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability in the learn-msg.cgi script. The CGI handler fails to sanitize user-supplied input passed via the id parameter, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands. Exploitation requires no authentication and results in full command execution on the underlying system.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2012-08-16 00:00
Credits
iJoo
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