CVE-2008-2681

Realm CMS < 2.3 - Exposure of Sensitive Information via Direct Request to _db/compact.asp

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2681. PoCs published by BugReport.IR.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a detailed technical writeup describing multiple vulnerabilities in Realm CMS 2.3 and prior, including broken authentication via cookie manipulation, SQL injection in the 'KeyWordsList' function, and XSS/DB path disclosure in '/cms/_db/compact.asp'. It provides specific exploit details and mitigation steps.

Description

Realm CMS 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to _db/compact.asp, which reveals the database path in an error message.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by BugReport.IR · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5766

This is a detailed technical writeup describing multiple vulnerabilities in Realm CMS 2.3 and prior, including broken authentication via cookie manipulation, SQL injection in the 'KeyWordsList' function, and XSS/DB path disclosure in '/cms/_db/compact.asp'. It provides specific exploit details and mitigation steps.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass | Sqli | Xss | Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Realm CMS 2.3 and prior
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application · Ability to manipulate cookies and HTTP requests
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42956
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://bugreport.ir/index.php?/40
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5766
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30583

Scores

EPSS 0.0261
EPSS Percentile 83.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
realm_project/realm_cms < 2.3
Published Jun 12, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026