Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Mercur Messaging 2005 SP2 allow remote attackers to perform unauthorized file operations via the Folder.Id parameter to (1) deletefolder.ctml, (2) deletemessage.ctml, (3) origmessage.ctml, or (4) readmessage.ctml, the Message.Id parameter to editmessage.ctml, or the (5) Message.Command parameter to messages.ctml.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1657 is rated Moderate Risk (53.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.80%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-03-23 | 1.13% | 0.80% | -0.32% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 1.33% | 1.13% | -0.21% |
| 3 | 2024-09-17 | — | 1.33% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| mercur | mercur_messaging | 2005_sp2 | cpe:2.3:a:mercur:mercur_messaging:2005_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |