CVE-2005-1753 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 21 May 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can view other users' email attachments by directly requesting specific URLs, though vendors dispute the vulnerability's existence.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2005-1753?

CVE-2005-1753 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ReadMessage.jsp in JavaMail API 1.1.3 through 1.3, as used by Apache Tomcat 5.0.16, allows remote attackers to view other users' e-mail attachments via a direct request to /mailboxesdir/username@domainname. NOTE: Sun and Apache dispute this issue. Sun states: "The report makes references to source code and files that do not exist in the mentioned products.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1753?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Javamail.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1753?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2005-1753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g53q-h9jm-jgf9.