CVE-2005-3288

Mailsite Express allows remote attackers to upload and execute files with executable extensions such as ASP by attaching the file using the "compose page" feature, then accessing the file from the cache directory before saving or sending the message.

Published: 2005-10-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3288 is rated Moderate Risk (42.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.56%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3288

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 2025-03-19 0.87% 0.56% -0.31%
2 2025-03-17 0.11% 0.87% +0.76%
3 2024-01-27 0.11%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3288

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-2005-3288

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3288

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2005-3288: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2005-3288

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3288

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rockliffe mailsite_express cpe:2.3:a:rockliffe:mailsite_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3288

URL Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015063 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence