Forest Blog blog.mdb information disclosure
| forestblog-blog-info-disclosure (47359) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Forest Blog could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper restrictions on the blog.mdb stored inside the Web root. By sending a direct request, a remote attacker could download the database file and obtain the password and other sensitive information, which could be used to launch further attacks against the affected system.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- Host Forest Web site: Forest Blog.
- CVE-2008-5780: Forest Blog 1.3.2 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing passwords via a direct request for blog.mdb.
- OSVDB ID: 51062: Forest Blog blog.mdb Direct Request Credentials Disclosure
Platforms Affected:
- Host Forest Forest Blog 1.3.2
Reported:
Dec 15, 2008
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