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CVE-2008-5670

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-12-19 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

Textpattern (aka Txp CMS) 4.0.5 does not ask for the old password during a password reset, which makes it easier for remote attackers to change a password after hijacking a session.

Affected products

• TextPattern CMS: 4.0.5

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/28793
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4786
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487483/100/200/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27606
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28793
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4786
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487483/100/200/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27606

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