5.0med
CVE-2008-55971 exploit
Cold BBS stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the da…
Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.6%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Cold BBS stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request for db/cforum.mdb.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-7353 Cold BBS - Remote Database Disclosure · webapps · 2008-12-05
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/47128 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityreason.com /securityalert/4756 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/7353 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-5597
- NVD: CVE-2008-5597
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