# CVE-2008-6057: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain passwords by directly requesting the database file stored under the web root in Liberum Help Desk.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Feb 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mwmp-c8qc-q6jf

## What is CVE-2008-6057?

CVE-2008-6057 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Doug Luxem Liberum Help Desk 0.97.3 stores db/helpdesk2000.mdb under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain passwords via a direct request.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6057?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Liberum Liberum Help Desk.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-6057?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6057 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-6057 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6057 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Liberum Help Desk 0.97.3 - SQL Injection / File Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-1839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1839/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-1838](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1838/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-6057 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-6057 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6057 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6057/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6057/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6057
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6057
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-6057

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