CVE-2008-5597 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2008-12-16

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 5.1% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cold_bbs:cold_bbs:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-5572	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

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 0.05093.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4756
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47128
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7353

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Cold Bbs Cold Bbs

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-16T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:47.301Z

Reserved: 2008-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5597

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-16T19:07:32.063

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

Link: CVE-2008-5597

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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