CVE-2003-1485

Clearswift MAILsweeper 4.0 through 4.3.7 allows remote attackers to bypass filtering via a file attachment that contains "multiple extensions combined with large blocks of white space."

Published: 2003-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-1485 is rated Moderate Risk (44.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.26%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1485

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 2026-06-15 0.16% 1.26% +1.10%
2 2025-03-17 0.29% 0.16% -0.13%
3 2024-09-17 0.29%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1485

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1485

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1485

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
clearswift mailsweeper 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.6_sp1 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.6_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1485

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