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.
Published: 2005-12-28
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 6.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-4554 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.
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Deerfield Visnetic Mail Server
Icewarp Web Mail
Merak Mail Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:46:05.556Z

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

Link: CVE-2005-4559

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2005-4559

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