CVE-2006-0817
Absolute path directory traversal vulnerability in (a) MERAK Mail Server for Windows 8.3.8r with before IceWarp Web Mail 5.6.1 and (b) VisNetic MailServer before 8.5.0.5 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a full Windows path and drive letter in the (1) language parameter in accounts/inc/include.php and (2) lang_settings parameter in admin/inc/include.php, which is not properly sanitized by the securepath function, a related issue to CVE-2005-4556.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- EPSS score
- 5.7% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-0823)
- Published
- July 21, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-0823 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- deerfield / visnetic mail server
- icewarp / web mail
- merak / mail server
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18953(Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18966(Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-12/advisory/(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-14/advisory/(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016513
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016514
- http://www.osvdb.org/27328
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440297/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440302/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19002(Exploit, Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19007
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2825
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2826
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27773
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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