HR Systems Strategies info:HR HRIS 7.9 does not properly protect the database password, which allows local users to bypass intended databas…

published 2013-10-16 13y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-5048

cvss: 4.1; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits: 0; none known

HR Systems Strategies info:HR HRIS 7.9 does not properly protect the database password, which allows local users to bypass intended database restrictions by accessing the USERPW registry key and bypassing an unspecified obfuscation technique.

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Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.1	AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues

References

kb.cert.org /vuls/id/829574
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-5208
NVD CVE-2013-5208

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