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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Acidcat CMS 2.1.13 - 'acidcat.mdb' Remote Information Disclosure EDB-26874 · webapps · Dec 19, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://hamid.ir/security/acidcat.txt
- 18097 third-party-advisory
- 22491 vdb-entry
- 20051220 Acidcat ASP CMS Multiple Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- 15933 vdb-entry