CVE-2005-1284

The addnew script in Argosoft Mail Server Pro 1.8.7.6 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary accounts, even if "Allow Creation of Accounts From the Web Interface" is disabled, via a direct HTTP POST request.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1284 is rated Moderate Risk (55.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.91%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1284

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 2025-03-17 1.07% 0.91% -0.17%
2 2024-04-02 1.21% 1.07% -0.14%
3 2022-02-04 1.21%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1284

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-2005-1284

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1284

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
argosoft argosoft_mail_server 1.8.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:argosoft_mail_server:1.8.7.6:*:pro:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1284

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