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TI-2005-01565 Aliases CVE-2005-1656GHSA-rj97-vwfq-6x8r

Mercur Messaging 2005 SP2 allows remote attackers to read the source code of .ctml files…

Priority LOW 25Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Mercur Messaging 2005 SP2 allows remote attackers to read the source code of .ctml files via a URL with a trailing hex-encoded space ("%20").

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01306 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mercur:mercur_messaging:2005_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2005_sp2VulnerableMercur
  • cpe:2.3:a:mercur:mercur_messaging:2005_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005_sp2 Vulnerable ·Mercur

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1656
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rj97-vwfq-6x8r

References

Other 1

  • TI-2006-01214 Stack-based buffer overflow in the IMAP service in Mercur Messaging 5.0 SP3 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-01566 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Mercur Messaging 2005 SP2 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources