CVE-2008-5956 — Wbstreet (aka PHPSTREET Webboard) 1.0 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain database credentials via a direct request to connect.inc

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MEDIUM

Wbstreet (aka PHPSTREET Webboard) 1.0 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain database credentials via a direct request to connect.inc

Published Jan 23, 2009

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 3.14%

Description

Wbstreet (aka PHPSTREET Webboard) 1.0 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain database credentials via a direct request to connect.inc.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

3.14% 0.03138

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

EPSS probability 0.03138

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 (12 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	3.14% (0.03138)	87.44th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	3.14% (0.03138)	86.18th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Dec 22, 2025	4.51% (0.04514)	88.75th	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	0.28% (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://secunia.com/advisories/32994
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47074
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7337
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32994		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47074		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7337		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 23, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jan 23, 2009

Link CVE-2008-5956

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-5956

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-5956