CVE-2008-5896
CodeAvalanche RateMySite stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access...
CodeAvalanche RateMySite stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the administrator password via a direct request for _private/CARateMySite.mdb. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
CodeAvalanche RateMySite stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the administrator password via a direct request for _private/CARateMySite.mdb. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2008-5896- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
CodeAvalanche RateMySite stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the administrator password via a direct request for _private/CARateMySite.mdb. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2008-5896- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5866 No score
CodeAvalanche RateMySite stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the administrator password via a direct request for _private/CARateMySite.mdb. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5866- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w359-vg47-mc85 No score
CodeAvalanche RateMySite stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access...
CodeAvalanche RateMySite stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the administrator password via a direct request for _private/CARateMySite.mdb. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-w359-vg47-mc85- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | CodeAvalanche RateMySite - Database Disclosure | 2008-12-15 |
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-2008-5896 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Codeavalanche Ratemysite, published January 12, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.44%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.