diff --git a/contrib/scripts/vmail.cgi b/contrib/scripts/vmail.cgi
index cd519d7017..fb22f116e6 100755
--- a/contrib/scripts/vmail.cgi
+++ b/contrib/scripts/vmail.cgi
@@ -600,6 +600,12 @@ sub message_rename()
my ($context, $mbox, $oldfolder, $old, $newfolder, $new) = @_;
my $oldfile, $newfile;
return if ($old eq $new) && ($oldfolder eq $newfolder);
+
+ if ($context =~ /^(\w+)$/) {
+ $context = $1;
+ } else {
+ die("Invalid Context
\n");
+ }
if ($mbox =~ /^(\w+)$/) {
$mbox = $1;
diff --git a/vmail.cgi b/vmail.cgi
index cd519d7017..fb22f116e6 100755
--- a/vmail.cgi
+++ b/vmail.cgi
@@ -600,6 +600,12 @@ sub message_rename()
my ($context, $mbox, $oldfolder, $old, $newfolder, $new) = @_;
my $oldfile, $newfile;
return if ($old eq $new) && ($oldfolder eq $newfolder);
+
+ if ($context =~ /^(\w+)$/) {
+ $context = $1;
+ } else {
+ die("Invalid Context
\n");
+ }
if ($mbox =~ /^(\w+)$/) {
$mbox = $1;