CVE-2008-5935: Facto stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote at

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0MITIGATE

CVE-2008-5935 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting factosystem weblog. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.2% (top 32%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-264
Published	2009-01-21
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: factosystem

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2009-01-21 18:30 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 23:01 UTCUpdated Record last modified

factosystem factosystem weblog MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy factosystem-weblog || rpm -q factosystem-weblog || factosystem-weblog --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2008-5935?

factosystem weblog: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2008-5935 being exploited?

CVE-2008-5935 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2008-5935 affect?

CVE-2008-5935 affects factosystem weblog. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Facto stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the password via a direct request for database/facto.mdb. NOTE: some of these de

How urgent is CVE-2008-5935?

Priority 35/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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