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 accep
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
- Dec 28, 2005
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 8.5% · 95th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
29
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 3 / 30 · 8.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| icewarp | web mail | cpe:2.3:a:icewarp:web_mail |
| deerfield | visnetic mail server | cpe:2.3:a:deerfield:visnetic_mail_server |
| merak | mail server | cpe:2.3:a:merak:mail_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- deerfield visnetic mail server8.3.0_build1
- icewarp web mail5.5.1
- merak mail server8.3.0r
Same product
icewarp: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2005-4556PHP 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 33Monitor
- CVE-2004-1673accountsettings_add.html in Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.2.7 and possibly other versions allow remote attackers to create31Monitor
- CVE-2004-1672attachment.html in Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.2.7 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to view other use31Monitor
- CVE-2004-1670Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.2.7, and possibly other versions, allow remote 31Monitor
- CVE-2004-1674viewaction.html in Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.2.7 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to (1) delete arb30Monitor
- CVE-2002-0258Merak Mail IceWarp Web Mail uses a static identifier as a user session ID that does not change across sessions, which could allow remote att30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2005-12-27 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2005-12-27 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-1 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7581 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113570229524828&w=2
- secunia.com/advisories/17865
- securitytracker.com/id?1015412
- www.osvdb.org/22080
- www.osvdb.org/22081
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420255/100/0/threaded
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23904
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.