CVE-2008-5855

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-01-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

Myphpscripts Login Session: 2.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33253
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4873
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47502
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7526
http://secunia.com/advisories/33253
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4873
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47502
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7526

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