CVE-2008-5991 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.9% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.94% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-01-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mailscanner | mailscanner |
| mailwatch | mailwatch |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | mailwatch 1.0.4 - 'doc' Local File Inclusion | 2008-09-24 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31994
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31378
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45393
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6552
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31994
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31378
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45393
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6552
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