CVE-2008-5765

WorkSimple 1.2.1 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Direct Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5765. PoCs published by Osirys.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The writeup describes a Remote File Inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in WorkSimple 1.2.1 due to an undeclared $lang variable in calendar.php, allowing remote shell inclusion. It also mentions a sensitive data disclosure issue where user credentials are stored in plaintext in a .txt file.

Description

WorkSimple 1.2.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing usernames and passwords via a direct request for data/usr.txt.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Osirys · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7481

The writeup describes a Remote File Inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in WorkSimple 1.2.1 due to an undeclared $lang variable in calendar.php, allowing remote shell inclusion. It also mentions a sensitive data disclosure issue where user credentials are stored in plaintext in a .txt file.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WorkSimple 1.2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target application · PHP remote file inclusion enabled on the server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7481
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47368
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33163
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/50725
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32849

Scores

EPSS 0.0591
EPSS Percentile 92.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
2500mhz/worksimple 1.2.1
Published Dec 30, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026