CVE-2008-5219
The password change feature (admin/cp.php) in VideoScript 4.0.1.50 and earlier does not check for administrative authentication and does not require knowledge of the original password, which allows remote attackers to change the admin account password…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The password change feature (admin/cp.php) in VideoScript 4.0.1.50 and earlier does not check for administrative authentication and does not require knowledge of the original password, which allows remote attackers to change the admin account password via modified npass and npass1 parameters.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.85% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- videoscript/videoscript
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/49885
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32718Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4634
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7149
- http://osvdb.org/49885
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32718Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4634
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7149
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.