CVE-2005-4556 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

PHP remote file include vulnerability 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, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local and remote PHP files via a URL in the (1) lang_settings and (2) language parameters in (a) accounts/inc/include.php and (b) admin/inc/include.php.

Published: 2005-12-28

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 11.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:deerfield:visnetic_mail_server:8.3.0_build1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:icewarp:web_mail:5.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:merak:mail_server:8.3.0r:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11153.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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/22077
http://www.osvdb.org/22078
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420255/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16069

History

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Subscriptions

Deerfield Visnetic Mail Server

Icewarp Web Mail

Merak Mail Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-12-28T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:46:05.539Z

Reserved: 2005-12-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-4556

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-28T11:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-4556

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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