CVE-2008-3728 — Web Based Administration in MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch 1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to determine the installation path, IP addresses, and error messages via direct requests to files under LOG/

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Web Based Administration in MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch 1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to determine the installation path, IP addresses, and error messages via direct requests to files under LOG/

Published Aug 20, 2008

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.57%

Description

Web Based Administration in MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch 1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to determine the installation path, IP addresses, and error messages via direct requests to files under LOG/.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.57% 0.01568

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01568

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.57% (0.01568)	74.44th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.57% (0.01568)	72.04th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.52% (0.00515)	64.59th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.08% (0.01077)	84.92th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 29, 2024	1.00% (0.00996)	83.17th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.00% (0.01005)	81.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.32% (0.01319)	71.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 23, 2023	1.32% (0.01319)	71.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.32% (0.01319)	69.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.32% (0.01319)	44.98th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (6)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121881329424635&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31534
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4172
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/mailscan.txt
x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30700
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44518
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121881329424635&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/31534		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4172		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/mailscan.txt		x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30700		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44518		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Aug 20, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Aug 20, 2008

Link CVE-2008-3728

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-3728

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-3728