CVE-2008-5780 describes a critical information disclosure vulnerability in Forest Blog version 1.3.2, where the application stores its database file (blog.mdb) under the web root with inadequate access controls. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to directly download the database, potentially exposing sensitive information including user passwords. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity due to its network-based attack vector and partial confidentiality impact. While not observed in active exploitation (KEV), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hostforest:forest_blog:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.