CVE-2004-2458

high

Description

Open WebMail 2.30 and earlier, when use_syshomedir is disabled or create_syshomedir is enabled, creates new directories before authenticating, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary directories.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15822

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10087

http://secunia.com/advisories/11334

http://openwebmail.org/openwebmail/download/cert/patches/SA-04:02/openwebmail.pl.patch

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00346