# CVE-2008-6871: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can access the database file directly to obtain sensitive information due to insufficient access controls.

- **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:** 23 Jul 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-phwg-4x97-rwch

## What is CVE-2008-6871?

CVE-2008-6871 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Merlix Educate Server stores db.mdb under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain unspecified sensitive information via a direct request.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6871?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Merlix Educate Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-6871?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6871 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-6871 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6871 exists.

Public exploit code:

- merlix educate servert - Authentication Bypass / File Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6870/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-6871 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-6871 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jul 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-2008-6871 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-2008-6871/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6871/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6871
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6871
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-6871

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