CVE-2008-5221

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Published Nov 25, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

The account_save action in admin/userinfo.php in wPortfolio 0.3 and earlier does not require authentication and does not require knowledge of the original password, which allows remote attackers to change the admin account password via modified password and password_retype parameters.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wportfolio:wportfolio::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:wportfolio:wportfolio:0.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5198	The account_save action in admin/userinfo.php in wPortfolio 0.3 and earlier does not require authentication and does not require knowledge of the original password, which allows remote attackers to change the admin account password via modified password and password_retype parameters.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.5% (2.547% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4631
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32384
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3219
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46772
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7170

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wportfolio Wportfolio

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:49 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 25, 2008, 6:09 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:49 AM
Reserved: Nov 25, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 25, 2008, 6:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

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