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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-5855 EUVD-2008-5825GHSA-rw6m-vgvc-h948

myPHPscripts Login Session 2.0 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attack…

Published Jan 6, 2009 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

myPHPscripts Login Session 2.0 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to discover usernames, e-mail addresses, and password hashes via a direct request for users.txt.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Exploit-DB 1

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