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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MailWatch up to 1.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file docs.php. The manipulation of the argument doc
with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 09/24/2008. The weakness was published 01/28/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5991 since 01/28/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:docs.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34293 (MailWatch for MailScanner mailscanner/docs.php doc Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45393), Tenable (34293) and Exploit-DB (6552).
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Nessus ID: 34293
Nessus Name: MailWatch for MailScanner mailscanner/docs.php doc Parameter Traversal Local File Inclusion
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Sources
Advisory: xforce.iss.netStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-5991 (🔍)
X-Force: 45393
Vulnerability Center: 19602 - MailWatch 1.0.4 for MailScanner docs.php File Inclusion Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 31378 - MailWatch 'docs.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 31994
OSVDB: 48515 - MailWatch - 'docs.php' Local File Include Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/17/2019 16:50
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (64), 08/17/2019 16:50 (9)
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