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CVE-2004-1719

NVD-CWE-OtherPublished: August 17, 2004· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

4.3

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Merak Webmail Server 5.2.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) category, (2) cserver, (3) ext, (4) global, (5) showgroups, (6) or showlite parameters to address.html, or the (7) spage or (8) autoresponder parameters to settings.html, the (9) folder parameter to readmail.html, or the (10) attachmentpage_text_error parameter to attachment.html, (11) folder, (12) ct, or (13) cv parameters to calendar.html, (14) an <img> tag, or (15) the subject of an e-mail message.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2004-1719 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit exists for CVE-2004-1719. While not yet confirmed in active campaigns, the availability of PoC code increases exploitation risk substantially.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityM

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityP

AvailabilityNone

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

merak1 product(s)

mail server

Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

POC AVAILABLEProof-of-concept code exists

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttp://packetstormsecurity.nl/0408-exploits/merak527.txt

PATCHhttp://secunia.com/advisories/12269

PATCHhttp://www.osvdb.org/9037

PATCHhttp://www.osvdb.org/9038

PATCHhttp://www.osvdb.org/9039

PATCHhttp://www.osvdb.org/9040

PATCHhttp://www.osvdb.org/9041

PATCHhttp://www.osvdb.org/9042

PATCHhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10966

PATCHhttp://packetstormsecurity.nl/0408-exploits/merak527.txt

PATCHhttp://secunia.com/advisories/12269

PATCHhttp://www.osvdb.org/9037

PATCHhttp://www.osvdb.org/9038

PATCHhttp://www.osvdb.org/9039

PATCHhttp://www.osvdb.org/9040

PATCHhttp://www.osvdb.org/9041

PATCHhttp://www.osvdb.org/9042

PATCHhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10966

All References (24)

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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109279057326044&w=2

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http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0408-exploits/merak527.txtExploit · Patch · Vendor Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/12269Exploit · Patch · Vendor Advisory

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http://securitytracker.com/id?1010969

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http://www.osvdb.org/9037Patch · Vendor Advisory

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http://www.osvdb.org/9038Patch · Vendor Advisory

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http://www.osvdb.org/9039Patch · Vendor Advisory

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http://www.osvdb.org/9040Patch · Vendor Advisory

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http://www.osvdb.org/9041Patch · Vendor Advisory

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http://www.osvdb.org/9042Patch · Vendor Advisory

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10966Exploit · Patch · Vendor Advisory

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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17024

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http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109279057326044&w=2

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http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0408-exploits/merak527.txtExploit · Patch · Vendor Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/12269Exploit · Patch · Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2004-1719

CVSS Score4.3 / 10

SeverityMEDIUM

WeaknessNVD-CWE-Other

CISA KEVNo

ExploitPOC

Affected1 vendor(s)

PublishedAug 17, 2004

Related CVEs (NVD-CWE-Other)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2004-1719 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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