CVE-2008-5847

Exp

Constructr CMS 3.02.5 and earlier stores passwords in cleartext in a MySQL database, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the hash column.

Published: 2009-01-05 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5847 is rated Exploit Available (56.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.85%). 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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5847

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7529 exploit_db edb 2008-12-19 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5847

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 2026-02-25 3.50% 3.85% +0.36%
2 2026-01-05 3.15% 3.50% +0.35%
3 2025-12-29 3.15%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5847

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5847

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5847

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
constructr constructr-cms <= 3.02.5 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.00.0 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.00.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.00.1 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.00.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.00.2 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.00.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.01.0 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.01.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.01.1 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.01.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.01.2 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.01.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.01.3 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.01.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.01.4 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.01.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.01.5 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.01.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.01.6 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.01.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.01.7 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.01.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.01.8 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.01.8:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.01.9 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.01.9:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.02.0 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.02.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.02.1 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.02.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.02.2 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.02.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.02.3 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.02.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
constructr constructr-cms 3.02.4 cpe:2.3:a:constructr:constructr-cms:3.02.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5847

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