ScriptsEz FREEze Greetings 1.0 stores pwd.txt under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain cleartext passwords.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5218 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.99%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7140 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-11-17 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-01-15 | 5.45% | 5.99% | +0.54% |
| 2 | 2025-12-20 | 2.96% | 5.45% | +2.49% |
| 3 | 2025-11-25 | — | 2.96% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| scriptsez | freeze_greetings | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:scriptsez:freeze_greetings:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |