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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5572 · published 15 December 2008

CVE-2008-5572: Dotnetindex professional download assistant permissions and access controls vulnerability

Dotnetindex · Professional Download Assistant

Professional Download Assistant 0.1 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 database/downloads.mdb.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.4% · top 5.8% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
7.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Professional Download Assistant 0.1 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 database/downloads.mdb.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/50547
http://secunia.com/advisories/33030 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4748
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47148
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7371
http://osvdb.org/50547
http://secunia.com/advisories/33030 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4748
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47148
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7371

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5572), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.