Vulnerability Report

CVE-2008-5853

Title: Chicomas Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2008-5853

CWE Category CWE-264

Published Date Jan 06, 2009

Modified Date Apr 09, 2025

Exploit Status Available

Score 5.0 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

6.18%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2008-5853: Chilek Content Management System (aka ChiCoMaS) 2.0.4 and earlier stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to (1) obtain database credentials via a direct request for config.inc or (2) read database backups via a request for a backup/ URI.

Impacted Vendors

chicomas 1

Reference Links

http://secunia.com/advisories/30080 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4872 http://www.bugreport.ir/index_59.htm http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499458/100/0/threaded https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7532 http://secunia.com/advisories/30080 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4872 http://www.bugreport.ir/index_59.htm http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499458/100/0/threaded https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7532

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

5.0

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2008-5853 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7532

View Code

April 09, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

January 06, 2009 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.