Is CVE-2004-2703 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-2703 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-2703?

CVE-2004-2703 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2004-2703?

Patch guidance is available from clearswift security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2004-2703.

CVE-2004-2703 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2004-2703?

4 products: clearswift mailsweeper business suite i, clearswift mailsweeper business suite ii, clearswift mailsweeper for smtp, clearswift mimesweeper for web.

Description

Clearswift MIMEsweeper 5.0.5, when it has been upgraded from MAILsweeper for SMTP version 4.3 or MAILsweeper Business Suite I or II, allows remote attackers to bypass scanning by including encrypted data in a mail message, which causes the message to be marked as "Clean" instead of "Encrypted".

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-310

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CLEARSWIFT
Published: 12/31/2004
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

clearswift : mailsweeper_business_suite_iclearswift : mailsweeper_business_suite_iiclearswift : mailsweeper_for_smtpclearswift : mimesweeper_for_web

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD