Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-5900

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.

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Affected products

Codeavalanche/Articles2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:codeavalanche:articles:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:codeavalanche:articles:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

secunia.com/advisories/33100nvdVendor Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/4909nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47351nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7471nvd

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