Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-1753 · published 31 December 2005

CVE-2005-1753: Sun javamail permissions and access controls vulnerability

Sun · Javamail

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.2% · top 33.5% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls

5.0CVSS 2.0 base score

1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

4References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

Javamail Sun

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111697083812367&w=2
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111697083812367&w=2
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-1753), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.