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CVE-2008-4646

The Websense Reporter Module in Websense Enterprise 6.3.2 stores the SQL database system administrator password in plaintext in CreateDbInstall.log, which allows local users to gain privileges to the database.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-4646 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from websense organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-10-22T00:11:50.913

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-255

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	websense	enterpise	6.3.2	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32264 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31746 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021058 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2819 ([email protected])
http://www.zebux.org/pub/Advisory/Advisory_Websense_Reporter_Password_Disclosure_200810.txt ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32264 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31746 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021058 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2819 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.zebux.org/pub/Advisory/Advisory_Websense_Reporter_Password_Disclosure_200810.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For websense's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.