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Todd Woolums Asp News ManagementApplication · Toddwoolums

CVE-2008-5274

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2008-11-28
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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59/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Todd Woolums ASP News Management 2.2 allows remote attackers to obtain news items via a direct request to (1) rss.asp, (2) viewheadings.asp, or (3) viewnews.asp. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely 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 · moderate confidence

Todd Woolums ASP News Management 2.2 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where the files rss.asp, viewheadings.asp, and viewnews.asp expose news items without proper authentication or authorization controls, allowing remote attackers to access sensitive news content directly.

MitigationImplement proper authentication and session validation on the affected ASP pages (rss.asp, viewheadings.asp, viewnews.asp) and ensure only authorized users can access news content. Consider adding role-based access controls if not already present.

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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
Todd Woolums Asp News ManagementApplication
Affected:= 2.2

CVSS 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
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm installed version of Todd Woolums ASP News Management
    Locate the application installation directory and check version information in any version file, readme, or about page. Typical paths may include /admin/, /about.asp, or the root directory. Compare the found version to 2.2.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.2
  2. Identify presence of vulnerable ASP files
    Check the web server document root for the files rss.asp, viewheadings.asp, and viewnews.asp. These are typically in the application root or /news/ subdirectory.
    Affected if Any of these three files (rss.asp, viewheadings.asp, viewnews.asp) exist on the server
  3. Test unauthenticated access to rss.asp
    Using a web browser or curl command, navigate directly to http://[target]/rss.asp without providing any login credentials or session cookies. Observe if RSS feed content is returned.
    Affected if The page loads and displays news feed content without requiring login
  4. Test unauthenticated access to viewheadings.asp
    Using a web browser or curl command, navigate directly to http://[target]/viewheadings.asp without providing any login credentials. Observe if news headings/listings are displayed.
    Affected if The page loads and displays news headings without requiring authentication
  5. Test unauthenticated access to viewnews.asp
    Using a web browser or curl command, navigate directly to http://[target]/viewnews.asp without providing any login credentials. Observe if full news articles or details are displayed.
    Affected if The page loads and reveals news article content without requiring authentication

If the application is version 2.2 and any of the three files (rss.asp, viewheadings.asp, viewnews.asp) are accessible and display news content without requiring login credentials, the environment is affected by CVE-2008-5274.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper authentication and session validation on the affected ASP pages (rss.asp, viewheadings.asp, viewnews.asp) and ensure only authorized users can access news content. Consider adding role-based access controls if not already present.

Fix this in Todd Woolums Asp News Management Scoped from the published advisory
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