CVE-2008-1752
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 · uneditedezRADIUS 0.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain credentials via a direct request for (1) config.ini or (2) database.ini. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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 confidenceezRADIUS 0.1 stores sensitive configuration files (config.ini and database.ini) containing plaintext credentials in a web-accessible directory without proper access controls. Remote attackers can directly request these files via HTTP to download them and obtain database and application credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 0.1CVSS 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
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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Identify if ezRADIUS is installedCheck for the presence of ezRADIUS on the system by looking for its installation directory (commonly in /var/www/, /var/www/html/, or C:\inetpub\wwwroot\) or by searching for files named 'ezradius' or related components.Affected if ezRADIUS software is found on the system
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Determine the installed versionLocate and open any version file, about page, or the main index.php that typically displays the software version. Check if the version is 0.1.Affected if The installed version is exactly 0.1
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Locate configuration filesSearch for config.ini and database.ini files within the ezRADIUS installation directory, typically found in the root or config subdirectory of the web application.Affected if config.ini and/or database.ini files exist within the ezRADIUS web directory
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Check if config files are web-accessibleExamine the file path of config.ini and database.ini relative to the web server document root. Determine if they reside inside or under the web-accessible directory (public_html, www, htdocs, etc.).Affected if The configuration files are stored inside or under the web server document root directory
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Test HTTP accessibility of config filesUse a web browser or curl command to attempt direct HTTP access to http://[host]/path/to/ezradius/config.ini and http://[host]/path/to/ezradius/database.iniAffected if The configuration files can be downloaded directly via HTTP without authentication
The environment is affected if ezRADIUS version 0.1 is installed and its config.ini or database.ini files are stored within the web-accessible directory and can be downloaded via direct HTTP requests.
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 sensitive configuration files outside the web root directory or implement web server access controls (e.g., deny direct access via .htaccess or web server configuration) to prevent unauthenticated downloads.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2008-1752 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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