PT-2008-4296 · Oracle+1 · Mysql Server+1

T0Pp8Uzz · Published 2008-06-25 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-2857

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AlstraSoft AskMe Pro versions 2.1 and earlier

Description The issue allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information because passwords are stored in cleartext in a MySQL database.

Recommendations For AlstraSoft AskMe Pro versions 2.1 and earlier, consider updating the password storage mechanism to hash and salt passwords instead of storing them in cleartext. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the MySQL database to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2857

Affected Products

Alstrasoft Askme Pro

Mysql Server

References · 3

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/5821 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2857 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2857 · Note