CVE-2008-5991
Directory traversal vulnerability in docs.php in MailWatch for MailScanner 1.0.4 and earlier...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5991- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5991- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5961 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5961- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4mhp-x973-q8v2 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in docs.php in MailWatch for MailScanner 1.0.4 and earlier...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4mhp-x973-q8v2- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | mailwatch 1.0.4 - 'doc' Local File Inclusion | 2008-09-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5991 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mailwatch, published January 28, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.94%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.