CVE-2008-5219
The password change feature (admin/cp.php) in VideoScript 4.0.1.50 and earlier does not check for...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5219- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5219- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5196 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5196- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wjc6-xp69-qvq2 No score
The password change feature (admin/cp.php) in VideoScript 4.0.1.50 and earlier does not check for...
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.
- Record
GHSA-wjc6-xp69-qvq2- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | VideoScript 4.0.1.50 - Change Admin Password | 2008-11-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5219 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Videoscript, published November 25, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.85%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.