CVE-2008-2279 describes a critical vulnerability in Freelance Auction Script 1.0 where user passwords are stored in plaintext within the tbl_users database table. This flaw allows unauthorized attackers to gain privileges by directly reading the table contents. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), it indicates a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or KEV listing, an SQL injection exploit (EDB-5613) exists, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freelance_auction:freelance_auction_script:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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