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CVE-2008-2279

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-05-16 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

Freelance Auction Script 1.0 stores user passwords in plaintext in the tbl_users table, which allows attackers to gain privileges by reading the table.

Affected products

• Freelance Auction Script: 1.0

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42426
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5613
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42426
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5613

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