MEDIUM
Cold BBS 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 db/cforum.mdb
Published Dec 16, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.59%
Description
Cold BBS 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 db/cforum.mdb.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.59% 0.02587
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02587
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.59% (0.02587) | 84.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.59% (0.02587) | 83.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 18, 2025 | 4.51% (0.04514) | 88.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.09% (0.03095) | 77.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.06% (0.02063) | 82.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00677) | 80.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00654) | 79.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.73% (0.00726) | 80.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00726) | 78.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00573) | 75.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 73.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 70.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 68.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4756 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47128 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7353 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4756 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47128 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7353 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 16, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 16, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5597
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a