CVE-2017-8827
GeniXCMS Arbitrary User Password Reset Vulnerability
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.46%
Description
forgotpassword.php in GeniXCMS lacks a rate limit, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (login inability) or possibly conduct Arbitrary User Password Reset attacks via a series of requests.
How to fix CVE-2017-8827
To remediate CVE-2017-8827, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Packagist/genix/cms—upgrade to 1.1.2 or later
Is CVE-2017-8827 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.1.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |