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TI-2005-01660 Aliases CVE-2005-1753GHSA-g53q-h9jm-jgf9

ReadMessage.jsp in JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16…

Priority LOW 25CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

ReadMessage.jsp in JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote attackers to view other users' e-mail attachments via a direct request to /mailboxesdir/username@domainname. NOTE: Sun and Apache dispute this issue. Sun states: "The report makes references to source code and files that do not exist in the mentioned products.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01181 67th 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:javamail:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1753
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g53q-h9jm-jgf9

References

Other 2

  • TI-2005-01043 Directory traversal vulnerability in the MimeBodyPart.getFileName method in JavaMail… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-01661 JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2007-05793 Javamail does not properly handle a series of invalid login attempts in which the same… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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