CVE-2008-5991

critical

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6552

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45393

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2008-5961

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31378

http://secunia.com/advisories/31994

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-01-28

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.05937

Detections

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