Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old but serious webmail flaw: a login password field could be abused to make the server run operating-system commands. The source bundle names omail webmail 0.98.5 and says an earlier patch was incomplete. No active exploitation is shown in KEV or the provided sources. Likely exposure is limited to legacy omail webmail 0.98.5 deployments, forks, or copied omail.pl code retaining the vulnerable checklogin behavior. The structured affected-product data is incomplete, so exposure must be confirmed by inventory and code review. Prioritize remediation for any internet-facing instance because successful exploitation can lead to server compromise. If omail is not present, document that finding and close with low residual risk. If present, migration or isolation should be treated as near-term operational work. Mitigation focus: Identify and retire any omail webmail 0.98.5 deployments.; Check vendor or advisory guidance before relying on the incomplete historical patch.; Restrict network access to legacy webmail while remediation is pending..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- omailwebmail-checklogin-code-execution(12948)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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