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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 16, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-5597

CVE-2008-5597

Description

Cold BBS stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request for db/cforum.mdb.

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Affected products

2
  • Cold Bbs/Cold Bbs2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:cold_bbs:cold_bbs:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:cold_bbs:cold_bbs:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

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