CVE-2008-5897 (GCVE-0-2008-5897)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-01-12 19:27 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:13
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
CodeAvalanche FreeWallpaper 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/CAFreeWallpaper.mdb. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
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|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33100 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7470 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2008-12-15 00:00
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