projectsend Password Reset Token functions.php generate_random_string random values
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in projectsend up to r1605. Affected is the function generate_random_string of the file includes/functions.php of the component Password Reset Token Handler. The manipulation leads to insufficiently random values. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Upgrading to version r1720 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is aa27eb97edc2ff2b203f97e6675d7b5ba0a22a17. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | projectsend | r1605 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- projectsend Vendor— Affected r1605 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:projectsend:projectsend:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before r1720 | Vulnerable | ProjectSend |
- cpe:2.3:a:projectsend:projectsend:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before r1720 Vulnerable ·ProjectSend
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7659
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-255h-xw34-5qmq
References
More Projectsend vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-10826 ProjectSend Unauthenticated Configuration Modification KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-30263 ProjectSend r1605 Remote Code Execution via File Extension Manipulation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-30213 ProjectSend r1605 Insecure Direct Object Reference File Download Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2014-07764 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in process-upload.php in ProjectSend (formerly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-30188 ProjectSend r1605 CSV Injection via User Account Export Functionality CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2017-14167 ProjectSend information disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
Sources
- CVE-2024-7659 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-7659 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-255h-xw34-5qmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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