CVE-2004-1670

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities Merak Mail Server 7.4.5 with Icewarp Web Mail 5.2.7, and possibly other versions, allow remote attackers to (1) create arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the user parameter to viewaction.html or (2) rename arbitrary files via a ....// (doubled dot dot) in the folderold or folder parameters to folders.html.

Published: 2004-09-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1670 is rated Moderate Risk (57.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.83%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1670

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 1.03% 1.83% +0.80%
2 2025-03-30 1.07% 1.03% -0.03%
3 2025-03-29 1.07%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1670

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1670

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1670

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
icewarp web_mail 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:icewarp:web_mail:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
icewarp web_mail 5.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:icewarp:web_mail:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
icewarp web_mail 5.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:icewarp:web_mail:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
merak mail_server 7.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:merak:mail_server:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1670

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