Vulnerability in Cisecurity Cis-Cat Pro Dashboard

CVE-2017-8916

In Center for Internet Security CIS-CAT Pro Dashboard before 1.0.4, an authenticated user is able to change an administrative user's e-mail address and send a forgot password email to themselves, thereby gaining administrative access.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-8916: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8916?
CVE-2017-8916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisecurity Cis-Cat Pro Dashboard, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-8916?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.