Merak Mail Server 5.5.1 mail/include.html information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Merak Mail Server 5.5.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file mail/include.html. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-4559. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Merak Mail Server 5.5.1 (Mail Server Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file mail/include.html. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 12/27/2005 by Tan Chew Keong (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-4559 since 12/28/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:mail/include.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20346 (VisNetic / Merak Mail Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23907), Exploit-DB (26984), Tenable (20346), SecurityFocus (BID 16069†) and OSVDB (22082†). The entries VDB-26477, VDB-26476, VDB-27793 and VDB-27792 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 20346
Nessus Name: VisNetic / Merak Mail Server Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 20346
OpenVAS Name: VisNetic / Merak Mail Server multiple flaws
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-4559 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4559
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27794
X-Force: 23907 - VisNetic Mail Server and Merak Mail Server include.html information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 16069 - IceWarp Universal WebMail Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17046
OSVDB: 22082 - IceWarp WebMail /mail/include.html Crafted HTTP_USER_AGENT Arbitrary File Access
SecurityTracker: 1015412 - IceWarp Web Mail Multiple Include File Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/28/2025 00:59
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (65), 07/24/2017 12:52 (10), 07/07/2021 08:17 (2), 07/28/2025 00:59 (17)
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