CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-0249
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-01-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
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.
Affected configurations
• phpwebquest phpwebquest 2.6
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27202 www.securityfocus.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39572 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4872 www.exploit-db.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27202 www.securityfocus.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39572 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4872 www.exploit-db.com