CVE-2005-4559
mail/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, does not…
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Description
mail/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, does not properly initialize the default_layout and layout_settings variables when an unrecognized HTTP_USER_AGENT string is provided, which allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a request with an unrecognized User Agent that also specifies the desired default_layout and layout_settings parameters.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Exploit-DB1 entry
- IceWarp Universal WebMail - '/mail/include.html' Crafted HTTP_USER_AGENT Arbitrary File Access (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 26984webapps, 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 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.6% · top 4.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- 299 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_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
- visnetic-information-disclosure(23907) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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
- 22082 (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-2005-4554 (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-2005-4559)Record last updated .