CVE-2008-5886 describes a vulnerability in TAKempis Discussion Web 4.0 where sensitive information, specifically the database file discussion.mdb containing passwords, is stored under the web root with insufficient access control. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to directly download the database. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, leading to a potential compromise of confidentiality. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:takempis:discussion_web:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.