What is CVE-2017-8827?

CVE-2017-8827 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Genixcms, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-8827?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Genixcms

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.016 (73.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Genixcms — versions 1.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8827?: CVE-2017-8827 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Genixcms, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-8827?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.