Path Traversal in Mailscanner
CVE-2008-5991
Directory traversal vulnerability in docs.php in MailWatch for MailScanner 1.0.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the doc parameter.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.059 (93.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.059 · newest: 0.059 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mailscanner
- Mailwatch — versions 0.3, 0.4, 0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31378 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6552 (exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/31994 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45393 (vdb-entry)