The account_save action in admin/userinfo.php in wPortfolio 0.3 and earlier does not…
Priority LOW 38CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02547 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wportfolio:wportfolio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.3 | Vulnerable | Wportfolio |
| cpe:2.3:a:wportfolio:wportfolio:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Wportfolio |
- cpe:2.3:a:wportfolio:wportfolio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.3 Vulnerable ·Wportfolio
- cpe:2.3:a:wportfolio:wportfolio:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Wportfolio
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5221
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8mw-3q4j-45hm
References
More Wportfolio vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-04971 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/upload_form.php in wPortfolio 0.3 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-5221 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5221 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h8mw-3q4j-45hm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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