CVE-2005-4556
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…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 10.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
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Exploit-DB2 entries
- IceWarp Universal WebMail - '/accounts/inc/include.php' Multiple Remote File Inclusions (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 26979webapps, phppublished 27 Dec 2005Verified
- IceWarp Universal WebMail - '/admin/inc/include.php' Multiple Remote File Inclusions (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 26980webapps, phppublished 27 Dec 2005Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.6% · top 4.2% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
9
- 22078 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 17865 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 16069 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 17046 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1015412 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20051227 Secunia Research: IceWarp Web Mail Multiple File (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-62/advisory/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20051227 Secunia Research: IceWarp Web Mail Multiple File InclusionVulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 22077 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-4551 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-4556)Record last updated .