HIGH
login.php in Pligg CMS 9.5 uses a guessable confirmation code when resetting a forgotten password, which allows remote attackers with knowledge of a username to reset that user's password by calculating the confirmationcode parameter
Published Oct 18, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.35%
Description
login.php in Pligg CMS 9.5 uses a guessable confirmation code when resetting a forgotten password, which allows remote attackers with knowledge of a username to reset that user's password by calculating the confirmationcode parameter.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.35% 0.02353
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02353
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02353) | 83.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.35% (0.02353) | 81.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.68% (0.02682) | 84.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.84% (0.03845) | 80.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.62% (0.02624) | 84.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.16% (0.02156) | 89.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2024 | 2.21% (0.02209) | 89.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 2.22% (0.02219) | 89.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 2.27% (0.02269) | 88.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.18% (0.02179) | 87.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-05/0383.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://osvdb.org/42031 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24158 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34512 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-05/0383.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://osvdb.org/42031 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24158 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34512 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 18, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 18, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5579
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a