# CVE-2008-6676: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive installation path information by sending a parameterless request to showThumb.aspx, exposing internal server details.

- **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:** 8 Apr 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqwf-rj7g-mqvf

## What is CVE-2008-6676?

CVE-2008-6676 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

QuickerSite 1.8.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request to showThumb.aspx without any parameters, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6676?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Quickersite Quickersite.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-6676?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-6676 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6676 exists.

Public exploit code:

- QuickerSite 1.8.5 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6673](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6673/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-6677](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6677/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-6678](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6678/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-6674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6674/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2008-6675](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6675/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-6676 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-6676 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Apr 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-2008-6676 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-2008-6676/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6676/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6676
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6676
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-6676

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