Is CVE-2008-5221 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5221 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5221?

CVE-2008-5221 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-5221

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 2.5% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5198)
Published: November 25, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5198 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

wportfolio / wportfolio
wportfolio / wportfolio

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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