CVE-2007-3252
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPortalApp stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download a database via a direct request for 8691.mdb, a different vector than CVE-2004-1786.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencePortalApp stores its Microsoft Access database (8691.mdb) within the web root directory, making it directly accessible via HTTP requests without authentication. Remote attackers can trivially download the entire database containing sensitive application data by requesting the .mdb file directly.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the Portalapp web root directoryIdentify the document root folder where the Portalapp web application is hosted (commonly htdocs, www, public_html, or the application installation directory)Affected if The web root directory contains the Portalapp application files and the database file in question
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Check for the presence of the Access database fileSearch for the file named 8691.mdb within the web root directory or subdirectories of the Portalapp installationAffected if The file 8691.mdb exists within the web-accessible directory structure
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Verify HTTP accessibility of the database fileAttempt to access http://[your-server]/8691.mdb or http://[your-server]/[portalapp-path]/8691.mdb using a web browser or curl command without providing authentication credentialsAffected if The .mdb file downloads successfully or returns a binary file response without requiring login or authentication
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Confirm the installed Portalapp versionCheck the version information for the Portalapp installation (typically found in an about page, version file, or the application itself) and compare it to the affected range of <= 4.0Affected if The installed Portalapp version is 4.0 or lower
A user is affected if the 8691.mdb file exists within the web root and is directly downloadable via HTTP without any authentication required, and the Portalapp version is 4.0 or lower.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRelocate the Access database file outside the web root directory (above the public HTTP document root) and update the application connection string to reference the new secure path. Alternatively, implement web server access controls to deny direct .mdb file downloads.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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