CVE-2008-5991 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in MailWatch for MailScanner versions 1.0.4 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit module is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailwatch:mailwatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailwatch:mailwatch:0.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailwatch:mailwatch:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailwatch:mailwatch:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailwatch:mailwatch:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.