8.1
HIGH
CVE-2016-3735
Piwigo Predictable Password Reset Token Vulnerability
Description

Piwigo is image gallery software written in PHP. When a criteria is not met on a host, piwigo defaults to usingmt_rand in order to generate password reset tokens. mt_rand output can be predicted after recovering the seed used to generate it. This low an unauthenticated attacker to take over an account providing they know an administrators email address in order to be able to request password reset.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 28, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3735 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Piwigo piwigo
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-3735.

URL Resource
http://piwigo.org/release-2.8.1%2C
https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/f51ee90c66527fd7ff634f3e8d414cb670da068d Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/470%2C

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-3735 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3735 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://piwigo.org/release-2.8.1%2C [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/470%2C [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/470,
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://piwigo.org/release-2.8.1,
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-521
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-335
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-521 / More specific CWE option available
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://piwigo.org/release-2.8.1, No Types Assigned http://piwigo.org/release-2.8.1, Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/f51ee90c66527fd7ff634f3e8d414cb670da068d No Types Assigned https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/f51ee90c66527fd7ff634f3e8d414cb670da068d Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/470, No Types Assigned https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/470, Broken Link
    Added CWE NIST CWE-335
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:piwigo:piwigo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.8.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://piwigo.org/release-2.8.1 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/470 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/470 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://piwigo.org/release-2.8.1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-521
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-521
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-3735 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.44 }} 0.04%

score

0.75321

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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