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CVE-2004-1993

The patch to the checklogin function in omail.pl for omail webmail 0.98.5 is incomplete, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters such as "`" (backticks) in the password.

Published: May 4, 2004
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2004-1993
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: High
Score: 10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
omail / omail_webmail	0.97.3	0.97.3.x
omail / omail_webmail	0.98.3	0.98.3.x
omail / omail_webmail	0.98.5	0.98.5.x

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108377215015515&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/9585
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10274
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12948

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