CVE-2017-8827

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 9.1 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-05-08

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected products

• Genixcms (Genixcms)

References

• https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/75