CVE-2008-5853

high

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7532

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499458/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4872

http://secunia.com/advisories/30080

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-01-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02983