Textpattern (aka Txp CMS) 4.0.5 does not ask for the old password during a password…
Priority LOW 32CWE-255Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Textpattern (aka Txp CMS) 4.0.5 does not ask for the old password during a password reset, which makes it easier for remote attackers to change a password after hijacking a session.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01191 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | Textpattern |
- cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Textpattern
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5670
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rr2v-7hf7-65mj
References
Advisory 1
More Textpattern vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09955 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the plugin upload function of Textpattern… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-18162 Directory Traversal vulnerability in Textpattern CMS v4.8.8 allows a remote authenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-11802 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the upload plugin of Textpattern v4.8.8 and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-25434 Textpattern CMS 4.9.0: Second-Order XSS via Atom Feed Injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2018-05387 An issue was discovered in Textpattern CMS 4.6.2 and earlier. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-13637 Textpattern 4.7.3 contains an aribtrary file load via the file_insert function in include/txp_file.php. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2008-5670 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5670 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rr2v-7hf7-65mj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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