CVE-2008-5886 (GCVE-0-2008-5886)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-01-12 19:27 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:13
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
TAKempis Discussion Web 4.0 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing a password via a direct request for _private/discussion.mdb. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4899 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7445 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2008-12-14 00:00
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