CVE-2005-4371 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Acidcat 2.1.13 and earlier stores the database under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request to databases/acidcat.mdb.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.94% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| acidcat | acidcat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Acidcat CMS 2.1.13 - 'acidcat.mdb' Remote Information Disclosure | 2005-12-19 |
References
- http://hamid.ir/security/acidcat.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18097
- http://www.osvdb.org/22491
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419905/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15933
- http://hamid.ir/security/acidcat.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18097
- http://www.osvdb.org/22491
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419905/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15933
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