CVE-2008-0249

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 None

Description

PHP Webquest 2.6 allows remote attackers to retrieve database credentials via a direct request to admin/backup_phpwebquest.php, which leaks the credentials in an error message if a call to /usr/bin/mysqldump fails. NOTE: this might only be an issue in limited environments.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2008-0249

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2008-01-12T02:46:00

Last Modified Date
2017-10-11T01:32:50

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-200	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:phpwebquest:phpwebquest:2.6:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
5

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
2.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27202
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39572
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4872

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0249
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0249

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 18:58:03				Added to TrackCVE