CVE-2008-6872

Public Exploit

Description

ASPThai.NET ASPThai Forums 8.5 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download a database via a direct request for database/aspthaiForum.mdb.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.60% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32912 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7292 exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/50329 vdb entry exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3301 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46960 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6872?
CVE-2008-6872 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6872?
To fix CVE-2008-6872, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-6872 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6872 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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