VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-8827

CVSS score9.1 CRITICAL

EPSS probability1.62%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-05-08

Last modified2026-06-17

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.