CVE-2008-5221
The account_save action in admin/userinfo.php in wPortfolio 0.3 and earlier does not require...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5221- 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 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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5221- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5198 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5198- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8mw-3q4j-45hm No score
The account_save action in admin/userinfo.php in wPortfolio 0.3 and earlier does not require...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h8mw-3q4j-45hm- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | wPortfolio 0.3 - Admin Password Changing | 2008-11-20 |
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-2008-5221 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Wportfolio, published November 25, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.55%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.