TI-2017-06336 Aliases CVE-2017-8827 GHSA-wm7g-rmgg-9837

forgotpassword.php in GeniXCMS 1.0.2 lacks a rate limit, which might allow remote…

MEDIUM 43CWE-287Published 2017-05-08 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01618 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed genix/cms (Packagist): 1.1.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	genix/cms (Packagist)	before 1.1.2	1.1.2	Patch available	GHSA-wm7g-rmgg-9837

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
genix/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.2 Fixed in 1.1.2 Patch available GHSA-wm7g-rmgg-9837

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:genixcms:genixcms:1.0.2:::::::*	1.0.2	Vulnerable	Genixcms

cpe:2.3:a:genixcms:genixcms:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Genixcms

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-wm7g-rmgg-9837 genix/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 1.1.2 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8827
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wm7g-rmgg-9837

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/75

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8827

Other 2

TI-2017-10825 In the Upload Modules page in GeniXCMS 1.1.4, remote authenticated users can execute… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-10824 In the Install Themes page in GeniXCMS 1.1.4, remote authenticated users can execute… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-05933 GeniXCMS 1.0.2 has SQL Injection in inc/lib/Control/Backend/menus.control.php via the menuid parameter. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2015-02364 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in MetalGenix GeniXCMS before 0.0.2 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2017-03387 SQL injection vulnerability in inc/lib/Control/Backend/posts.control.php in GeniXCMS… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
TI-2016-08175 SQL injection vulnerability in register.php in GeniXCMS before 1.0.0 allows remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.3

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Sources

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