CVE-2008-6957 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
member.php in Crossday Discuz! Board allows remote attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary users via crafted (1) lostpasswd and (2) getpasswd actions, possibly involving predictable generation of the id parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.84% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-08-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| discuz | discuz\! |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Discuz! - Remote Reset User Password | 2008-11-22 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32731
- http://www.80vul.com/dzvul/sodb/14/dz-exp-sodb-2008-14_php.htm
- http://www.discuz.net/archiver/?tid-1112426.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32424
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46785
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7185
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32731
- http://www.80vul.com/dzvul/sodb/14/dz-exp-sodb-2008-14_php.htm
- http://www.discuz.net/archiver/?tid-1112426.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32424
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46785
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7185
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