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CVE-2008-59001 exploit

CodeAvalanche Articles stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to d…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.4%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

CodeAvalanche Articles stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the administrator password via a direct request for _private/CAArticles.mdb. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-7471 CodeAvalanche Articles - Database Disclosure · webapps · 2008-12-15

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/33100 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/4909 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/7471 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/47351 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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