CVE-2008-5897 describes a vulnerability in CodeAvalanche FreeWallpaper where sensitive data, including the administrator password, is stored in a publicly accessible database file (_private/CAFreeWallpaper.mdb) under the web root due to insufficient access control. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity, as it allows unauthenticated remote attackers to directly download the database, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild (KEV: No), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB (EDB-7470), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
_nil_CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:codeavalanche:freewallpaper:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.