CVE-2008-4646 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Websense Reporter Module in Websense Enterprise 6.3.2 stores the SQL database system administrator password in plaintext in CreateDbInstall.log, which allows local users to gain privileges to the database.

Published: 2008-10-21

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:websense:enterpise:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4626	The Websense Reporter Module in Websense Enterprise 6.3.2 stores the SQL database system administrator password in plaintext in CreateDbInstall.log, which allows local users to gain privileges to the database.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0007.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32264
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31746
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021058
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2819
http://www.zebux.org/pub/Advisory/Advisory_Websense_Reporter_Password_Disclosure_200810.txt

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Websense Enterpise

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-21T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:24:20.835Z

Reserved: 2008-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4646

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-22T00:11:50.913

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4646

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-255

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