CodeAvalanche Articles stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-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 · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
CodeAvalanche Articles 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/CAArticles.mdb. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06356 93rd 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
| 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:codeavalanche:articles:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | _nil_ | Vulnerable | Codeavalanche |
- cpe:2.3:a:codeavalanche:articles:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions _nil_ Vulnerable ·Codeavalanche
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5900
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wp7g-v2c4-7pw5
Sources
- CVE-2008-5900 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5900 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wp7g-v2c4-7pw5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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