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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS13bTdnLXJtZ2ctOTgzN84AAbnv

GeniXCMS Arbitrary User Password Reset Vulnerability

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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wm7g-rmgg-9837
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Critical
Classification: General
Published: about 2 years ago
Updated: 23 days ago

CVSS Score: 9.1
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-wm7g-rmgg-9837, CVE-2017-8827
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8827
• https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/75
• https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/commit/f7b4a8278cdcf29ecf7f1eaa1b9f088d505ca61a
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wm7g-rmgg-9837

Repository: https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS
Blast Radius: 5.5

Affected Packages