Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-1656 · published 18 May 2005

CVE-2005-1656: Mercur messaging vulnerability

Mercur · Mercur Messaging

Mercur Messaging 2005 SP2 allows remote attackers to read the source code of .ctml files via a URL with a trailing hex-encoded space ("%20").

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.3% · top 30.6%

5.0CVSS 2.0 base score

1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

4References, 2 tagged exploit

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Mercur Messaging 2005 SP2 allows remote attackers to read the source code of .ctml files via a URL with a trailing hex-encoded space ("%20").

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Mercur Messaging Mercur

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/15234	Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/16218
http://secunia.com/advisories/15234	Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/16218

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-1656), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.