CVE-2008-5762: Simple Text-File Login Script (SiTeFiLo) 1.0.6 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficie

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MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2008-5762 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting simple text-file login script. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Simple Text-File Login Script (SiTeFiLo) 1.0.6 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the password via a direct request for slog_users.txt.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	2.6% (top 15%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-264
Published	2008-12-30
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: mariovaldez

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2008-12-30 20:30 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 23:00 UTCUpdated Record last modified

mariovaldez simple text-file login script DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0.6

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0.6

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy simple-text-file-login-script || rpm -q simple-text-file-login-script || simple-text-file-login-script --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0.6 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison simple-text-file-login-script sudo apt install simple-text-file-login-script=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0.6> sudo apt-mark hold simple-text-file-login-script

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list simple-text-file-login-script sudo dnf downgrade simple-text-file-login-script-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0.6> sudo dnf versionlock add simple-text-file-login-script

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Exploit-DB: Simple Text-File Login script (SiTeFiLo) 1.0.6 - File Disclosure / Remote File Inclusion

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2008-5762?

simple text-file login script: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2008-5762 being exploited?

CVE-2008-5762 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2008-5762 affect?

CVE-2008-5762 affects simple text-file login script. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Simple Text-File Login Script (SiTeFiLo) 1.0.6 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file containing the password via a direct request for sl

How urgent is CVE-2008-5762?

Priority 44/100. Public exploit reference

Related CVEs

CVE-2008-5763 HIGH 7.5 DOWNGRADE PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in slogin_lib.inc.php in Simple Text-File Login Script (SiTeFiLo) 1.0.

References

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