CVE-2007-5579 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.35% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-255 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-10-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| pligg | pligg cms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Pligg CMS 9.5 - Reset Forgotten Password Security Bypass | 2007-05-25 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-05/0383.html
- http://osvdb.org/42031
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24158
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34512
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-05/0383.html
- http://osvdb.org/42031
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24158
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34512
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