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CVE-2008-3729

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-08-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Web Based Administration in MicroWorld Technologies MailScan 5.6.a espatch 1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a direct request with (1) an IsAdmin=true cookie value or (2) no cookie.

Affected products

• MicroWorld Technologies Mailscan: 5.6.a

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121881329424635&w=2
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4172
• http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/mailscan.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30700
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44515
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121881329424635&w=2
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4172
• http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/mailscan.txt
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30700
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44515

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