CVE-2008-5670

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.

Published: 2008-12-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5670 is rated Moderate Risk (50.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.19%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5670

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 0.55% 1.19% +0.64%
2 2025-03-30 0.80% 0.55% -0.25%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.80% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5670

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5670

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5670

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2008-5670 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (textpattern), 11 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 7, DNE 2, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5670

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5670

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
textpattern textpattern 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5670

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