CRITICAL
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
Published May 8, 2017
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.62%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.1 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.62% 0.01618
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01618
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01618) | 75.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01618) | 74.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 59.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 58.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 48.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.65% (0.00651) | 18.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.65% (0.00651) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wm7g-rmgg-9837 Advisory
- https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/commit/f7b4a8278cdcf29ecf7f1eaa1b9f088d505ca61a
- https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/75 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8827
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wm7g-rmgg-9837 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/commit/f7b4a8278cdcf29ecf7f1eaa1b9f088d505ca61a | ||
| https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/75 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8827 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 8, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved May 7, 2017
Link CVE-2017-8827
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-WM7G-RMGG-9837 Updated n/a