CVE-2008-5901 describes a critical vulnerability in iyzi Forum 1.0 beta 3, where sensitive database files containing user passwords are stored under the web root with inadequate access controls. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to directly download the 'iyziforum.mdb' file, leading to potential compromise of user credentials and data. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 90/100, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB (EDB-7449), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:iyziforum:iyzi_forum:1.0:beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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