Is CVE-2004-1715 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-1715 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-1715?

CVE-2004-1715 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2004-1715?

Patch guidance is available from clearswift security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2004-1715.

CVE-2004-1715 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2004-1715?

2 products: clearswift mimesweeper for web, clearswift mimesweeper for web.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in MIMEsweeper for Web before 5.0.4 allows remote attackers or local users to read arbitrary files via "..\\", "..\", and similar dot dot sequences in the URL.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CLEARSWIFT
Published: 8/11/2004
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2004-1715

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Executive Summary