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Dir2webApplication

CVE-2012-4069

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2012-08-12
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
Dir2web 3.0 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database via a direct request for system/db/website.db.

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 confidence

Dir2web 3.0 stores its SQLite database file (website.db) in a publicly accessible web directory at system/db/ without proper access restrictions, allowing any remote user to directly download the entire database containing sensitive application data.

MitigationMove the database file outside the web root directory or configure web server access controls (e.g., .htaccess deny rules) to prevent direct HTTP access to the system/db/ path.

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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
Dir2webApplication
Affected:= 3.0

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 Dir2web 3.0 installation
    Locate the Dir2web installation directory on the web server and verify the version (typically found in a version file, README, or the application itself)
    Affected if Dir2web version 3.0 is installed
  2. Locate the database file
    Check for the presence of website.db in the system/db/ subdirectory within the web application root
    Affected if The file system/db/website.db exists in the web directory
  3. Test HTTP access to the database
    Attempt to download the file via HTTP request to http://[hostname]/system/db/website.db (or the equivalent path on your server)
    Affected if The database file is directly accessible and downloadable via HTTP without authentication
  4. Verify web server access controls
    Review web server configuration (httpd.conf, .htaccess, nginx config) for any restrictions on the system/db/ path
    Affected if No access restrictions (deny rules or similar) are configured for the system/db/ directory

A user is affected if Dir2web 3.0 is installed and the system/db/website.db file is directly accessible via HTTP without authentication or access controls.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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

Move the database file outside the web root directory or configure web server access controls (e.g., .htaccess deny rules) to prevent direct HTTP access to the system/db/ path.

Fix this in Dir2web Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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