CVE-2008-5572 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.4% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Professional Download Assistant 0.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request for database/downloads.mdb.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.39% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dotnetindex | professional download assistant |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Professional Download Assistant 0.1 - Database Disclosure | 2008-12-07 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/50547
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33030
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4748
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47148
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7371
- http://osvdb.org/50547
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33030
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4748
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47148
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7371
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