ASP Template Creature stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to do…

published 2009-01-23 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5921

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.2%; EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

ASP Template Creature stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file via a direct request for workDB/templatemonster.mdb.

Timeline

2008-12-04 First public exploit (EDB-7339)
2009-01-23 Published

Exploit prediction

2.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-7339 template creature - SQL Injection / File Disclosure webapps, 2008-12-04

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/7339
exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/47085
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2008-5951
NVD CVE-2008-5951

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Summary