CVE-2008-5221

wportfolio < 0.3 - Unauthenticated Admin Password Change via account_save Action

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5221. PoCs published by G4N0K.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets wPortfolio <= 0.3 by changing the admin password via a CSRF attack. It uses base64-encoded PHP to generate a malicious form that submits a new password to the vulnerable application.

Description

The account_save action in admin/userinfo.php in wPortfolio 0.3 and earlier does not require authentication and does not require knowledge of the original password, which allows remote attackers to change the admin account password via modified password and password_retype parameters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by G4N0K · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7170

This exploit targets wPortfolio <= 0.3 by changing the admin password via a CSRF attack. It uses base64-encoded PHP to generate a malicious form that submits a new password to the vulnerable application.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: wPortfolio <= 0.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit the malicious page while logged into the vulnerable application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4631
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7170
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3219
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46772
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32384

Scores

EPSS 0.0255
EPSS Percentile 83.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (2)
wportfolio/wportfolio 0.2
wportfolio/wportfolio < 0.3
Published Nov 25, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026