CVE-2010-3486
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.
Does this matter?
3 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.07% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- 3 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 September 2010
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- smartertools/smartermail
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (3)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-16955source ↗ | SmarterMail 7.3/7.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilitiesasp · Hoyt LLC Research | webapps | 10 March 2011 | yes |
| EDB-15189source ↗ | SmarterMail < 7.2.3925 - LDAP Injectionasp · sqlhacker | webapps | 2 October 2010 | yes |
| EDB-15048source ↗ | SmarterMail 7.1.3876 - Directory Traversalwindows · sqlhacker | remote | 19 September 2010 | yes |
References
- http://cloudscan.blogspot.com/2010/09/smarter-stats-533819-file-fuzzing.htmlExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1009-exploits/smartermail-traversal.txtExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15048Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43324
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61910
- http://cloudscan.blogspot.com/2010/09/smarter-stats-533819-file-fuzzing.htmlExploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/1009-exploits/smartermail-traversal.txtExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15048Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43324
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61910
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.