Ciphertrust Ironmail 4.1/4.5.1/5.0.1/6.1.1 path traversal

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
4.8$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Ciphertrust Ironmail 4.1/4.5.1/5.0.1/6.1.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-5210. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Ciphertrust Ironmail 4.1/4.5.1/5.0.1/6.1.1. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in IronWebMail before 6.1.1 HotFix-17 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET request to the IM_FILE identifier with double-url-encoded "../" sequences ("%252e%252e/").

The bug was discovered 10/16/2006. The weakness was shared 10/16/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5210 since 10/09/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22901 (IronMail IronWebMail IM_FILE Identifier Encoded Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 6.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29620), Exploit-DB (28778), Tenable (22901), SecurityFocus (BID 20436†) and OSVDB (29755†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Download: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 22901
Nessus Name: IronMail IronWebMail IM_FILE Identifier Encoded Traversal Arbitrary File Access
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

Exploit-DB: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Ironmail 6.1.1

Timelineinfo

10/09/2006 🔍
10/16/2006 +7 days 🔍
10/16/2006 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2006 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2006 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2006 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2006 +0 days 🔍
10/20/2006 +4 days 🔍
10/24/2006 +4 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3061 days 🔍
12/16/2025 +3932 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5210 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5210
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32754
X-Force: 29620
SecurityFocus: 20436 - IronWebMail Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 22406
OSVDB: 29755 - IronWebMail - Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1017069
Vulnerability Center: 12978 - IronWebMail in IronMail Allows Remote Reading of Arbitrary Files Due To a Directory Traversal, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4055

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 12/16/2025 12:44
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (65), 07/10/2019 09:36 (9), 12/16/2025 12:44 (20)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:DFE:103

If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you want to use VulDB in your project?

Use the official API to access entries easily!