Piwigo 15.5.0 Endpoint password.php?action=lost response discrepancy

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A vulnerability was found in Piwigo 15.5.0. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /password.php?action=lost of the component Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to response discrepancy. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-62512. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Piwigo 15.5.0. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file /password.php?action=lost of the component Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a response discrepancy vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-204. The product provides different responses to incoming requests in a way that reveals internal state information to an unauthorized actor outside of the intended control sphere. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Piwigo is an open source photo gallery application for the web. In version 15.5.0 and likely earlier 15.x releases, the password reset functionality in Piwigo allows an unauthenticated attacker to determine whether a given username or email address exists in the system. The endpoint at password.php?action=lost returns distinct messages for valid vs. invalid accounts, enabling user enumeration. As of time of publication, no known patches are available.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-62512 since 10/15/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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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• Photo Gallery Software

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• Piwigo

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• 15.5.0

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/

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