Web Wiz NewsPad 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
Web Wiz NewsPad stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download a database via a direct request for database/NewsPad.mdb.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02741 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:webwiz:web_wiz_newspad:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Webwiz |
| cpe:2.3:a:webwiz:web_wiz_newspad:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.01 | Vulnerable | Webwiz |
| cpe:2.3:a:webwiz:web_wiz_newspad:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.02 | Vulnerable | Webwiz |
| cpe:2.3:a:webwiz:web_wiz_newspad:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.03 | Vulnerable | Webwiz |
- cpe:2.3:a:webwiz:web_wiz_newspad:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Webwiz
- cpe:2.3:a:webwiz:web_wiz_newspad:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.01 Vulnerable ·Webwiz
- cpe:2.3:a:webwiz:web_wiz_newspad:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.02 Vulnerable ·Webwiz
- cpe:2.3:a:webwiz:web_wiz_newspad:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.03 Vulnerable ·Webwiz
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-5019
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6m9v-v9ff-7pjf
References
More Webwiz Web Wiz Newspad vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-00441 Web Wiz RTE_file_browser.asp in, as used in Web Wiz Rich Text Editor 4.0, Web Wiz Forums… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2009-5019 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-5019 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6m9v-v9ff-7pjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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