CVE-2008-5603 describes a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in ASPTicker 1.0, where the news.mdb database file is stored under the web root with insufficient access controls, allowing remote attackers to download it directly. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and no authentication required for an attacker to achieve partial confidentiality impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-7359) is publicly available, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aspapps:aspticker:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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