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CVE-2008-5221

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.55% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-5221
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.55%

Original NVD 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.