What is CVE-2015-8033?

CVE-2015-8033 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Textpattern, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2015-8033?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Textpattern

CVE-2015-8033

In Textpattern 4.5.7, the password-reset feature does not securely tether a hash to a user account.

Published 2020-08-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Textpattern — versions 4.5.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements

References

github.com/textpattern/textpattern/blob/f94c3fb9916ee0c7fa4a52025fa4e8c3273e355… (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
github.com/textpattern/textpattern/commit/1c09094187b9aeb18f09697bc7d1db12d078a… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8033?: CVE-2015-8033 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Textpattern, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2015-8033?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.