CVE-2004-1720

Merak Mail Server 5.2.7 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1720. PoCs published by Criolabs.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in Merak Mail Server's webmail package, including XSS, HTML injection, PHP source disclosure, and SQL injection. It references CVE-2004-1720 but lacks actual exploit code, only providing a placeholder URL path.

Description

The (1) address.html and possibly (2) calendar.html pages in Merak Mail Server 5.2.7 allow remote attackers to gain sensitive information via an invalid HTTP request, which reveals the installation path. NOTE: it is unclear whether the calendar.html is an exposure, since the path is leaked in web logs that may only be available to the administrators, who would have access to the path through legitimate means.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Criolabs · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24381

The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in Merak Mail Server's webmail package, including XSS, HTML injection, PHP source disclosure, and SQL injection. It references CVE-2004-1720 but lacks actual exploit code, only providing a placeholder URL path.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss | Sqli | Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Merak Mail Server < 7.5.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: access to the vulnerable webmail interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0408-exploits/merak527.txt
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10966
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109279057326044&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010969
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/12269
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/9043
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17027

Scores

EPSS 0.0789
EPSS Percentile 94.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
merak/mail_server 7.4.5
Published Aug 17, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026