CVE-2004-1715 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.01046.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Clearswift Subscribe	Mimesweeper For Web Subscribe

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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-02-26T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:00:37.210Z

Reserved: 2005-02-26T05:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1715

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-08-11T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-1715

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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