CVE-2008-0141

Exp

actions.php in WebPortal CMS 0.6-beta generates predictable passwords containing only the time of day, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access to any account via a lostpass action.

Published: 2008-01-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0141 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.31%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0141

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4835 exploit_db edb 2008-01-04 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0141

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.88% 4.31% -1.57%
2 2025-12-15 5.31% 5.88% +0.57%
3 2025-11-21 — 5.31% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0141

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0141

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0141

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
webportal_cms_project webportal_cms 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:webportal_cms_project:webportal_cms:0.6.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0141

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27145 Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39486 VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4835 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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