CVE-2008-5900

CodeAvalanche Articles - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5900. PoCs published by Pouya_Server.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This entry describes an information disclosure vulnerability in CAArticles, where the database file is directly accessible via a predictable path. No exploit code is provided, only a URL path to the exposed database.

Description

CodeAvalanche Articles stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the administrator password via a direct request for _private/CAArticles.mdb. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Pouya_Server · textwebappsasp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7471

This entry describes an information disclosure vulnerability in CAArticles, where the database file is directly accessible via a predictable path. No exploit code is provided, only a URL path to the exposed database.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: CAArticles (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: knowledge of the target path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33100
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4909
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7471
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47351

Scores

EPSS 0.0636
EPSS Percentile 92.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
codeavalanche/articles _nil_
Published Jan 12, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026