CVE-2008-6493

Easy Content Management Publishing - Unauthenticated Database Download via Direct Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6493. PoCs published by BeyazKurt.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an information disclosure vulnerability in Easy Content Management Publishing, where the database file (News.mdb) is exposed publicly. No exploit code is provided, only a description and path disclosure.

Description

Easy Content Management Publishing 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/News.mdb.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by BeyazKurt · textwebappsasp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7340

This is a writeup describing an information disclosure vulnerability in Easy Content Management Publishing, where the database file (News.mdb) is exposed publicly. No exploit code is provided, only a description and path disclosure.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Easy Content Management Publishing (ASP-based CMS)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must be running Easy Content Management Publishing with exposed database directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49392
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7340

Scores

EPSS 0.0223
EPSS Percentile 80.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
easy-news/easy_content_management_publishing
Published Mar 20, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026