{
    "id": "CVE-2008-5991",
    "published": "2009-01-28 15:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:01:22",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.05937",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93050",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "mailscanner",
            "product": "mailscanner"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "mailwatch",
            "product": "mailwatch"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "6552",
            "title": "mailwatch 1.0.4 - 'doc' Local File Inclusion",
            "date": "2008-09-24",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6552"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}