CVE-2008-5981 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can download the PacPoll database by directly requesting specific files, exposing sensitive information.
- 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-2008-5981?
CVE-2008-5981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PacPoll 4.0 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download a database via a direct request for (1) poll.mdb or (2) poll97.mdb.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pacosdrivers Pacpoll.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-5981 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5981 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vcm5-g9q5-xgcg.