Is CVE-2005-4526 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-4526 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-4526?

CVE-2005-4526 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2005-4526?

Patch guidance is available from clearswift security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2005-4526.

CVE-2005-4526 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2005-4526?

7 products: clearswift mimesweeper for web, clearswift mimesweeper for web, clearswift mimesweeper for web, clearswift mimesweeper for web, clearswift mimesweeper for web, and 2 more.

Description

Clearswift MIMEsweeper For Web (a.k.a. WEBsweeper) 4.0 through 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass filtering via a URL that does not include a .exe extension but returns an executable file.

CVSS Metrics

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

Metadata

Primary Vendor: CLEARSWIFT
Published: 12/28/2005
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

clearswift : mimesweeper_for_webclearswift : mimesweeper_for_webclearswift : mimesweeper_for_webclearswift : mimesweeper_for_webclearswift : mimesweeper_for_webclearswift : mimesweeper_for_webclearswift : mimesweeper_for_web

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD