CVE-2005-4557 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.5% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
dir/include.html in IceWarp Web Mail 5.5.1, as used by Merak Mail Server 8.3.0r and VisNetic Mail Server version 8.3.0 build 1, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files via a null byte (%00) in the lang parameter, possibly due to a directory traversal vulnerability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 9.48% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| deerfield | visnetic mail server |
| icewarp | web mail |
| merak | mail server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IceWarp Universal WebMail - '/dir/include.html?lang' Local File Inclusion | 2005-12-27 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113570229524828&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17046
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17865
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-62/advisory/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015412
- http://www.osvdb.org/22079
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420255/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16069
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23897
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113570229524828&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17046
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17865
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-62/advisory/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015412
- http://www.osvdb.org/22079
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420255/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16069
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23897
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