CVE-2009-0498
Virtual GuestBook (vgbook) 2.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient...
Virtual GuestBook (vgbook) 2.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request to guestbook.mdb.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Virtual GuestBook (vgbook) 2.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request to guestbook.mdb.
- Record
CVE-2009-0498- 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
Virtual GuestBook (vgbook) 2.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request to guestbook.mdb.
- Record
CVE-2009-0498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0502 No score
Virtual GuestBook (vgbook) 2.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request to guestbook.mdb.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0502- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fwhg-cj3c-8hvv No score
Virtual GuestBook (vgbook) 2.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient...
Virtual GuestBook (vgbook) 2.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request to guestbook.mdb.
- Record
GHSA-fwhg-cj3c-8hvv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Virtual Guestbook 2.1 - Remote Database Disclosure | 2009-01-13 |
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-2009-0498 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Minitdesign Virtual Guestbook, published February 10, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.27%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.