CVE-2005-4558 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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, does not properly restrict acceptable values for the language parameter to mail/settings.html before it is stored in a database, which can allow remote authenticated users to include arbitrary PHP code via a URL in a modified lang_settings parameter to mail/index.html.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11946.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Deerfield	Visnetic Mail Server
Icewarp	Web Mail
Merak	Mail Server

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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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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/22080
http://www.osvdb.org/22081
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420255/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16069
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23904

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:46:05.536Z

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

Link: CVE-2005-4558

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-4558

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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