Directory traversal vulnerability in webmail feature of ArGoSoft Mail Server Plus or Pro 1.8.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in a URL.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-1004 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.47%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21591 | exploit_db | edb | 2002-07-06 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-05-28 | 5.39% | 6.47% | +1.08% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 6.57% | 5.39% | -1.18% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 6.57% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| argosoft | argosoft_mail_server | 1.8.1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:argosoft_mail_server:1.8.1.5:*:plus:*:*:*:*:* |
| argosoft | argosoft_mail_server | 1.8.1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:argosoft_mail_server:1.8.1.5:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0029.html | |
| http://www.argosoft.com/applications/mailserver/changelist.asp | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9477.php | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5144 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |