CVE-2004-1715: clearswift mimesweeper_for_web
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2004-1715 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in clearswift mimesweeper_for_web. EPSS estimates a 2.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 26-02-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.0.4 allows remote attackers or local users to read arbitrary files via "..\\", "..\", and similar dot dot sequences in the URL.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.04%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
81%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.04% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.nl)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Clearswift1 product
- mimesweeper_for_web4.0 | 5.0.1
1 vendor · 1 product