GeniXCMS 1.0.2 User Password Reset forgotpassword.php improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GeniXCMS 1.0.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file forgotpassword.php of the component User Password Reset. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-8827. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GeniXCMS 1.0.2 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file forgotpassword.php of the component User Password Reset. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

forgotpassword.php in GeniXCMS 1.0.2 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.

The bug was discovered 05/08/2017. The weakness was published 05/08/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-8827 since 05/07/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

By approaching the search of inurl:forgotpassword.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/07/2017 🔍
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12/06/2022 +2038 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 75
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-8827 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8827
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100925
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-8827 - Genixcms - Genixcms - Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2017 05:13 PM
Updated: 12/06/2022 08:08 AM
Changes: 05/08/2017 05:13 PM (56), 09/24/2020 02:55 PM (2), 12/06/2022 08:08 AM (3)
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