VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-0249
PHP Webquest 2.6 allows remote attackers to retrieve database credentials via a direct request to admin/backup_phpwebquest.php, which leaks the credentials in an error message if a call to /usr/bin/mysqldump fails.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.59%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
PHP Webquest 2.6 allows remote attackers to retrieve database credentials via a direct request to admin/backup_phpwebquest.php, which leaks the credentials in an error message if a call to /usr/bin/mysqldump fails. NOTE: this might only be an issue in limited environments.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.59% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- phpwebquest/phpwebquest
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.