CVE-2005-4880 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain user IP addresses by directly accessing sensitive log files stored under the web root without authentication.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-4880?

CVE-2005-4880 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jax Guestbook 3.1 and 3.31 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain IP addresses of users via a direct request to (1) guestbook, (2) guestbook_ips2block, (3) ips2block, and (4) formmailer/logfile.csv.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4880?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jax Scripts Jax Guestbook.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4880?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4880 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-4880 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4880 exists.

Public exploit code: 4 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r8xv-6hx2-jxhm.

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