CVE-2008-3681
45Vexday Risk Score
Prioritize patching. It exploitation observed by VulnCheck and has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Actepss 9.4%
from disclosure to weapon
Published on NVDAug 14
VulnCheck+1d
exploitation probability
9.4%top 5% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesVulnCheck
1 public exploit(s)
components/com_user/models/reset.php in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.5 does not properly validate reset tokens, which allows remote attackers to reset the "first enabled user (lowest id)" password, typically for the administrator.
Affected products
n/a · n/apublic PoCs found — 1✓ VexDay Proof
cve_reference✓ VexDay Proofwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/6234⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.
References
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/241-20080801-core-password-remind-functionality.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/31457http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4157https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44430https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6234http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30667http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020687