CVE-2008-3840

Exp

Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) 2.14.6 and earlier stores passwords in cleartext in a MySQL database, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Published: 2008-08-27 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3840 is rated Exploit Available (56.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). 1 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-2008-3840

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3840

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 2025-12-17 0.33% 0.42% +0.09%
2 2025-03-30 0.39% 0.33% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3840

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3840

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3840

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help <= 2.14.6 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.10.3 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.10.4 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.10.5 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.11.4 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.11.6 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.11.7 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.12.4 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.12.5 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.12.6 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.12.7 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.12.8 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.12.9 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.14.0 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.14.2 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.14.3 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.14.4 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
craftysyntax crafty_syntax_live_help 2.14.5 cpe:2.3:a:craftysyntax:crafty_syntax_live_help:2.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3840

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