Is CVE-2004-2284 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-2284 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-2284?

CVE-2004-2284 has a CVSS score of 10 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2004-2284?

Patch guidance is available from open webmail security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2004-2284.

CVE-2004-2284 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2004-2284?

10 products: open webmail open webmail, open webmail open webmail, open webmail open webmail, open webmail open webmail, open webmail open webmail, and 5 more.

Description

The read_list_from_file function in vacation.pl for OpenWebmail before 2.32 20040629 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename argument.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OPEN_WEBMAIL
Published: 12/31/2004
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

open_webmail : open_webmailopen_webmail : open_webmailopen_webmail : open_webmailopen_webmail : open_webmailopen_webmail : open_webmailopen_webmail : open_webmailopen_webmail : open_webmailopen_webmail : open_webmailopen_webmail : open_webmailopen_webmail : open_webmail

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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