CVE-2008-5991 (GCVE-0-2008-5991)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-01-28 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:13
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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Date Public ?
2008-09-24 00:00
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