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TI-2008-05479 Aliases CVE-2008-5773GHSA-fr79-wrcg-rgxc

Nukedit 4.9.8 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access…

Priority LOW 28CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
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

Nukedit 4.9.8 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing usernames and passwords via a direct request for database/dbsite.mdb.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02587 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nukedit:nukedit:4.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.8VulnerableNukedit
  • cpe:2.3:a:nukedit:nukedit:4.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.8 Vulnerable ·Nukedit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5773
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fr79-wrcg-rgxc

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2006-02645 utilities/register.asp in Nukedit 4.9.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to create new… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-05298 SQL injection vulnerability in utilities/login.asp in Nukedit 4.9.x, and possibly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-02349 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in utilities/search.asp in nukedit 4.9.7b allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2007-03920 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in utilities/login.asp in nukedit 4.9.7 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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