What is CVE-2017-12851?

CVE-2017-12851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kanboard, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2017-12851?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Kanboard

CVE-2017-12851

An authenticated standard user could reset the password of the admin by altering form data. Affects kanboard before 1.0.46.

EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kanboard
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12851?: CVE-2017-12851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kanboard, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2017-12851?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.