EMU Webmail 5.2.7 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive path information (home directory) via an HTTP request for init.emu.

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2376

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 6.7%; EPSS 6.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Timeline

2004-03-12 First public exploit (EDB-23809)
2004-12-31 Published

Exploit prediction

6.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-23809 Emumail EMU Webmail 5.2.7 - nit.emu Information Disclosure webapps, 2004-03-12
members.lycos.co.uk http://members.lycos.co.uk/r34ct/main/emu/emu.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9861 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/4203 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

members.lycos.co.uk /r34ct/main/emu/emu.txt
exploit, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/9861
vdb-entry, exploit
osvdb.org /4203
vdb-entry, exploit
secunia.com /advisories/11110
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/15453
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2004-2385
NVD CVE-2004-2385

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Summary