CVE-2008-3924 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 4 Sep 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can access backup files containing account names and password hashes via direct requests to unprotected web root paths.

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-2008-3924?

CVE-2008-3924 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The "Make a backup" functionality in Content Management Made Easy (CMME) 1.12 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) account names and (2) password hashes via a direct request for (a) backup/cmme_data.zip or (b) backup/cmme_cmme.zip. NOTE: it was later reported that vector a also affects CMME 1.19.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3924?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hans Oesterholt Cmme.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3924?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3924 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-3924 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3924 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p8q5-xgw5-w952.