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medium 5.0

CVE-2008-3727 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in Web Based Administration in MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch 1 allows remote attackers t…

published 2008-08-20 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3713

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Web Based Administration in MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch 1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URI.

Exploit prediction

2.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6407 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30700 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • marc.info http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121881329424635&w=2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • oliverkarow.de http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/mailscan.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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