CVE-2004-1715

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Published Feb 26, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.0.4 allows remote attackers or local users to read arbitrary files via "..\\", "..\", and similar dot dot sequences in the URL.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mimesweeper_for_web:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mimesweeper_for_web:5.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-1709	Directory traversal vulnerability in MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.0.4 allows remote attackers or local users to read arbitrary files via "..\\", "..\", and similar dot dot sequences in the URL.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.044% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109224211512029&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109225567212978&w=2
http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0408-exploits/clearswift.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/12273
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10918
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16960

History

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Subscriptions

Clearswift Mimesweeper For Web

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:00 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 26, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:00 AM
Reserved: Feb 26, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 11, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

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