CVE-2008-2857

AlstraSoft AskMe Pro < 2.1 - Cleartext Password Storage

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2857. PoCs published by t0pP8uZz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates SQL injection vulnerabilities in AlstraSoft AskMe Pro <= 2.1, allowing remote attackers to extract plaintext usernames and passwords from the database via crafted UNION-based SQL queries.

Description

AlstraSoft AskMe Pro 2.1 and earlier stores passwords in cleartext in a MySQL database, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by t0pP8uZz · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5821

This exploit demonstrates SQL injection vulnerabilities in AlstraSoft AskMe Pro <= 2.1, allowing remote attackers to extract plaintext usernames and passwords from the database via crafted UNION-based SQL queries.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AlstraSoft AskMe Pro <= 2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5821

Scores

EPSS 0.0211
EPSS Percentile 79.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-255
Status published
Products (1)
alstrasoft/askme < 2.1
Published Jun 25, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026