CVE-2008-3728

Exp

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: 2008-08-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3728 is rated Exploit Available (57.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.52%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-3728

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3728

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.58% 0.52% -0.06%
2 2025-03-29 0.52% 0.58% +0.06%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.52% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3728

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3728

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3728

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microworld_technologies mailscan 5.6.a cpe:2.3:a:microworld_technologies:mailscan:5.6.a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3728

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