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TI-2005-01566 Aliases CVE-2005-1657GHSA-cgj9-8jxp-q89c

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Mercur Messaging 2005 SP2 allow remote…

Priority LOW 37Published · 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 · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01905 79th 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-2005-1657
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cgj9-8jxp-q89c

References

  • 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-2005-01565 Mercur Messaging 2005 SP2 allows remote attackers to read the source code of .ctml files… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources