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CVE-2008-5897

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-01-12 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

CodeAvalanche FreeWallpaper stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the administrator password via a direct request for _private/CAFreeWallpaper.mdb. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

• Codeavalanche Freewallpaper: _nil_

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/33100
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47352
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7470
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33100
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47352
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7470

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