What is CVE-2016-7903?

CVE-2016-7903 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dotclear, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2017-01-04.

How severe is CVE-2016-7903?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-7903 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Dotclear

CVE-2016-7903

Dotclear before 2.10.3, when the Host header is not part of the web server routing process, allows remote attackers to modify the password reset address link via the HTTP Host header.

Published 2017-01-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dotclear

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ambulong/aboutme

References

dotclear.org/blog/post/2016/11/01/Dotclear-2.10.3 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/bb06343f4247 (Patch)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93439 (vdb-entry)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7903?: CVE-2016-7903 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dotclear, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2017-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2016-7903?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-7903 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.