CVE-2004-2313 — Inter7 SqWebMail 3.4.1 through 3.6.1 generates different error messages for incorrect passwords versus correct passwords on non-mail-enabled accounts (such as root), which allows remote attackers to guess the root password via brute force attacks

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Inter7 SqWebMail 3.4.1 through 3.6.1 generates different error messages for incorrect passwords versus correct passwords on non-mail-enabled accounts (such as root), which allows remote attackers to guess the root password via brute force attacks

Published Aug 16, 2005

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.41%

Description

Inter7 SqWebMail 3.4.1 through 3.6.1 generates different error messages for incorrect passwords versus correct passwords on non-mail-enabled accounts (such as root), which allows remote attackers to guess the root password via brute force attacks.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.41% 0.01411

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01411

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.41% (0.01411)	71.69th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.41% (0.01411)	69.08th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.35% (0.00346)	54.93th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.54% (0.00543)	78.11th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.59% (0.00591)	77.62th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.59% (0.00591)	74.97th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/352317
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9541
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15058
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/352317		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9541		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15058		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Aug 16, 2005

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Aug 16, 2005

Link CVE-2004-2313

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2004-2313

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2004-2313