7.5high
CVE-2007-55791 exploit
login.php in Pligg CMS 9.5 uses a guessable confirmation code when resetting a forgotten password, which allows remote attackers with knowl…
Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
login.php in Pligg CMS 9.5 uses a guessable confirmation code when resetting a forgotten password, which allows remote attackers with knowledge of a username to reset that user's password by calculating the confirmationcode parameter.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-30088 Pligg CMS 9.5 - Reset Forgotten Password Security Bypass · webapps · 2007-05-25
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
References
- osvdb.org /42031 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/34512 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/24158 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2007-05/0383.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2007-5579
- NVD: CVE-2007-5579
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