# CVE-2004-2608: SmartWebby Smart Guest Book stores SmartGuestBook.mdb (aka the "news database") under the web document root with insufficient access control

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-12-04 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SmartWebby Smart Guest Book stores SmartGuestBook.mdb (aka the "news database") under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as the unencrypted username and password of the administrator's account.

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/9363
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12401
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17146
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011084

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