CVE-2008-5219

critical

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7149

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4634

http://secunia.com/advisories/32718

http://osvdb.org/49885

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-11-25

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0221