CVE-2012-10046
E-Mail Security Virtual Appliance learn-msg.cgi Command Injection
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.3 Critical
- Published
- Aug 8, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 8, 2025
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 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 | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
E-Mail Security Virtual ApplianceESVA-Project |
|
References
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/esva-project/product
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/esva_exec.rbexploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20551exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20712exploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/email-security-virtual-appliance-command-injectionthird-party-advisory
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