Is CVE-2005-1657 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-1657 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-1657?

CVE-2005-1657 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2005-1657?

Patch guidance is available from mercur security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2005-1657.

Which products are affected by CVE-2005-1657?

1 product: mercur mercur messaging.

CVE-2005-1657 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

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

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MERCUR
Published: 5/18/2005
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2005-1657

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