A lack of rate limiting in the 'Forgot Password' feature of PHPJabbers Bus Reservation…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A lack of rate limiting in the 'Forgot Password' feature of PHPJabbers Bus Reservation System v1.1 allows attackers to send an excessive amount of email for a legitimate user, leading to a possible Denial of Service (DoS) via a large amount of generated e-mail messages.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00749 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpjabbers:bus_reservation_system:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | PHPJabbers |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpjabbers:bus_reservation_system:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·PHPJabbers
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51316
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4wh-553v-44vf
References
More PHPJabbers Bus Reservation System vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-27991 PHPJabbers Bus Reservation System v1.1 is vulnerable to CSV Injection vulnerability which… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-27990 PHPJabbers Bus Reservation System v1.1 is vulnerable to Multiple Stored Cross-Site… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-30160 Bus Reservation System 1.1 Multiple SQL Injection via pickup_id Parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-03807 PHP Jabbers Bus Reservation System index.php cross site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-51316 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-51316 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m4wh-553v-44vf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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