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high 7.5

CVE-2005-4556 in the critical feed json

PHP remote file include vulnerability in IceWarp Web Mail 5.5.1, as used by Merak Mail Server 8.3.0r and VisNetic Mail Server version 8.3.0…

published 2005-12-28 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4551

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.6%
EPSS 10.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

PHP remote file include vulnerability 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, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local and remote PHP files via a URL in the (1) lang_settings and (2) language parameters in (a) accounts/inc/include.php and (b) admin/inc/include.php.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-26980)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

10.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-26980 IceWarp Universal WebMail - '/admin/inc/include.php' Multiple Remote File Inclusions webapps, 2005-12-27
  • EDB-26979 IceWarp Universal WebMail - '/accounts/inc/include.php' Multiple Remote File Inclusions webapps, 2005-12-27
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/17046 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16069 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-62/advisory/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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