CVE-2008-6493 describes a vulnerability in Easy Content Management Publishing where sensitive database files (specifically Database/News.mdb) are stored under the web root with inadequate access controls, allowing remote attackers to download them directly. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, as it requires no authentication and has a low attack complexity, leading to a potential compromise of confidentiality. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:easy-news:easy_content_management_publishing:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.