CVE-2008-5765

Worksimple vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

5.9%

EPSS pct

92th

Exploited

No known

WorkSimple 1.2.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing usernames and passwords via a direct request for data/usr.txt.

Affected vendor

2500mhz

Affected product

Worksimple

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Published

2008-12-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 5.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

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Confirm whether 2500mhz Worksimple is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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