CVE-2008-5597
Cold BBS stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which...
Cold BBS 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 db/cforum.mdb.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cold BBS 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 db/cforum.mdb.
- Record
CVE-2008-5597- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cold BBS 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 db/cforum.mdb.
- Record
CVE-2008-5597- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5572 No score
Cold BBS 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 db/cforum.mdb.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5572- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vf68-46vh-46cp No score
Cold BBS stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which...
Cold BBS 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 db/cforum.mdb.
- Record
GHSA-vf68-46vh-46cp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Cold BBS - Remote Database Disclosure | 2008-12-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5597 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Cold Bbs Bbs, published December 16, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.59%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.