Is CVE-2008-5572 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5572 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5572?

CVE-2008-5572 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-5572

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 7.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 7.4% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5547)
Published: December 15, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5547 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dotnetindex / professional download assistant

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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