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CVE-2008-5572

Professional Download Assistant 0.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Professional Download Assistant 0.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request for database/downloads.mdb.

Exploit likelihood

7.39%Up 2.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Professional Download Assistant 0.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request for database/downloads.mdb.

Record
CVE-2008-5572
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Professional Download Assistant 0.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request for database/downloads.mdb.

Record
CVE-2008-5572
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5547 No score

Professional Download Assistant 0.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request for database/downloads.mdb.

Record
EUVD-2008-5547
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q66q-c635-8w79 No score

Professional Download Assistant 0.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with...

Professional Download Assistant 0.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request for database/downloads.mdb.

Record
GHSA-q66q-c635-8w79
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBProfessional Download Assistant 0.1 - Database Disclosure2008-12-07

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2008-5572 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Dotnetindex Professional Download Assistant, published December 15, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.39%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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