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
- secunia.com/advisories/17046 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-26980)
- 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
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secunia.com
/advisories/17046
third-party-advisory, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/16069
vdb-entry, exploit
-
secunia.com
/secunia_research/2005-62/advisory/
exploit, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/22078
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17865
third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1015412
vdb-entry
-
marc.info
/?l=full-disclosure&m=113570229524828&w=2
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/420255/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
osvdb.org
/22077
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-4556
- NVD CVE-2005-4556
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