CVE-2008-3727 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2008-08-20

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microworld_technologies:mailscan:5.6.a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3713	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.005.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121881329424635&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/31534
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4172
http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/mailscan.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30700
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44514
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6407

History

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Subscriptions

Microworld Technologies Mailscan

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-08-20T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.427Z

Reserved: 2008-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3727

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-20T16:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3727

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-22

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