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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2009-0498 EUVD-2009-0502GHSA-fwhg-cj3c-8hvv

Virtual GuestBook (vgbook) 2.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attack…

Published Feb 10, 2009 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Virtual GuestBook (vgbook) 2.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request to guestbook.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.

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Exploit-DB 1

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