7.5

CVE-2003-0121: clearswift mailsweeper

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 13-03-2003Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-0121 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in clearswift mailsweeper. EPSS estimates a 3.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.07%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 13-03-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Clearswift MAILsweeper 4.x allows remote attackers to bypass attachment detection via an attachment that does not specify a MIME-Version header field, which is processed by some mail clients.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.07% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Clearswift MAILsweeper 4.x - MIME Attachment Filter Bypass

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Clearswift1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links