The "Make a backup" functionality in Content Management Made Easy (CMME) 1.12 stores…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The "Make a backup" functionality in Content Management Made Easy (CMME) 1.12 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to discover (1) account names and (2) password hashes via a direct request for (a) backup/cmme_data.zip or (b) backup/cmme_cmme.zip. NOTE: it was later reported that vector a also affects CMME 1.19.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hans_oesterholt:cmme:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12 | Vulnerable | Hans Oesterholt |
- cpe:2.3:a:hans_oesterholt:cmme:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12 Vulnerable ·Hans Oesterholt
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3924
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p8q5-xgw5-w952
More Hans Oesterholt Cmme vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-03765 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Content Management Made Easy (CMME) 1.12… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2008-05853 Content Management Made Easy (CMME) 1.19 allows remote attackers to obtain system… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2008-03762 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in statistics.php in Content… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2009-02233 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.php (aka the login page) in Content… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2008-03764 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin.php in Content Management Made… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-3924 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3924 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p8q5-xgw5-w952 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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