CVE-2005-4558 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2005-12-28

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 11.9% 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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Tracking

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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 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.

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

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

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

Link: CVE-2005-4558

Vulnrichment

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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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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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