CVE-2008-7012

Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance < 7_0_178 - Spam Email Injection via Error Reporting Page

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-7012. PoCs published by Eric Beaulieu.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an open-email-relay vulnerability in Accellion File Transfer Appliance. It allows an attacker to send spam emails to arbitrary addresses by forging the sender and manipulating the API endpoint.

Description

courier/1000@/api_error_email.html (aka "error reporting page") in Accellion File Transfer Appliance FTA_7_0_178, and possibly other versions before FTA_7_0_189, allows remote attackers to send spam e-mail via modified description and client_email parameters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Eric Beaulieu · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32382

This exploit demonstrates an open-email-relay vulnerability in Accellion File Transfer Appliance. It allows an attacker to send spam emails to arbitrary addresses by forging the sender and manipulating the API endpoint.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Accellion File Transfer Appliance prior to FTA_7_0_189
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable Accellion appliance
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31178
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020870
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/48242
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31848
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45159

Scores

EPSS 0.0667
EPSS Percentile 93.1%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
accellion/secure_file_transfer_appliance 7_0_135
accellion/secure_file_transfer_appliance < 7_0_178
Published Aug 19, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026