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

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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

Published Jan 6, 2009

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.54%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.54% 0.02535

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02535

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 (13 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.54% (0.02535)	84.38th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.54% (0.02535)	82.83th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Dec 29, 2025	5.49% (0.05486)	89.91th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	2.98% (0.02983)	85.31th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	5.53% (0.05534)	83.36th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	2.98% (0.02983)	85.62th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.52% (0.00518)	77.53th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.52% (0.00518)	76.06th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.52% (0.00518)	73.16th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 17, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	64.21th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	40.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (5)

http://secunia.com/advisories/30080
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4872
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.bugreport.ir/index_59.htm
x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499458/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7532
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30080		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4872		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.bugreport.ir/index_59.htm		x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499458/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7532		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 6, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jan 6, 2009

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

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Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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