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CVE-2010-3486 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in FileStorageUpload.ashx in SmarterMail 7.1.3876 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a (…

published 2010-09-22 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-3484

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in FileStorageUpload.ashx in SmarterMail 7.1.3876 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a (1) ../ (dot dot slash), (2) %5C (encoded backslash), or (3) %255c (double-encoded backslash) in the name parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-15048)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-16955 SmarterMail 7.3/7.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2011-03-10
  • EDB-15189 SmarterMail < 7.2.3925 - LDAP Injection webapps, 2010-10-02
  • EDB-15048 SmarterMail 7.1.3876 - Directory Traversal remote, 2010-09-19
  • cloudscan.blogspot.com http://cloudscan.blogspot.com/2010/09/smarter-stats-533819-file-fuzzing.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/1009-exploits/smartermail-traversal.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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