CVE-2008-5935 — Facto stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the password via a direct request for database/facto.mdb

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MEDIUM

Facto stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the password via a direct request for database/facto.mdb

Published Jan 21, 2009

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.21%

Description

Facto stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the password via a direct request for database/facto.mdb. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.21% 0.01205

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

EPSS probability 0.01205

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 (10 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.21% (0.01205)	67.18th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.21% (0.01205)	64.19th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.26% (0.00260)	47.39th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.28% (0.00278)	69.14th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.28% (0.00278)	67.38th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.28% (0.00278)	63.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (3)

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4934
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499125/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47278
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4934		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499125/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47278		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 21, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jan 21, 2009

Link CVE-2008-5935

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-5935

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-5935