CVE-2005-4371

acidcat <= 2.1.13 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Database File Access

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-4371. PoCs published by [email protected].

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes an input validation vulnerability in Acidcat CMS, allowing potential compromise or data manipulation. It references a direct path to the database file but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

Acidcat 2.1.13 and earlier stores the database under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request to databases/acidcat.mdb.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by [email protected] · textwebappsasp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26874

The provided text describes an input validation vulnerability in Acidcat CMS, allowing potential compromise or data manipulation. It references a direct path to the database file but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Acidcat CMS version 2.1.13 and prior
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target URL path
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://hamid.ir/security/acidcat.txt
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18097
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/22491
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419905/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15933

Scores

EPSS 0.0294
EPSS Percentile 85.7%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
acidcat/acidcat 2.1.11
acidcat/acidcat 2.1.12
acidcat/acidcat 2.1.13
Published Dec 20, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026