CVE-2008-5899 describes a critical vulnerability in CodeAvalanche FreeForAll where sensitive information, specifically the administrator password within the database file (_private/CAFFAPage.mdb), is stored under the web root with inadequate access controls, allowing direct download by remote attackers. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or KEV listing, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB (EDB-7469), though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
_nil_CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:codeavalanche:freeforall:_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.