Web Based Administration in MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch 1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insuffici…

published 2008-08-20 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3714

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.6%; EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits: 0; none known

Web Based Administration in MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch 1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to determine the installation path, IP addresses, and error messages via direct requests to files under LOG/.

Exploit prediction

1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

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-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

securityfocus.com /bid/30700
vdb-entry, exploit
marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=121881329424635&w=2
mailing-list, exploit
oliverkarow.de /research/mailscan.txt
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/31534
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
securityreason.com /securityalert/4172
third-party-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/44518
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2008-3728
NVD CVE-2008-3728

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Summary