CVE-2024-51478
YesWiki Weak Password Reset Key Disclosure
Description
YesWiki is a wiki system written in PHP. Prior to 4.4.5, the use of a weak cryptographic algorithm and a hard-coded salt to hash the password reset key allows it to be recovered and used to reset the password of any account. This issue is fixed in 4.4.5.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 31, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 9, 2025, 2:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.3
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 09, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:yeswiki:yeswiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.4.5 Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/YesWiki/yeswiki/commit/b5a8f93b87720d5d5f033a4b3a131ce0fb621dbc Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/YesWiki/yeswiki/commit/e1285709f6f6a2277bd0075acf369f33cefd78f7 Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/YesWiki/yeswiki/security/advisories/GHSA-4fvx-h823-38v3 Types: Exploit, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description YesWiki is a wiki system written in PHP. Prior to 4.4.5, the use of a weak cryptographic algorithm and a hard-coded salt to hash the password reset key allows it to be recovered and used to reset the password of any account. This issue is fixed in 4.4.5. Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/YesWiki/yeswiki/security/advisories/GHSA-4fvx-h823-38v3 [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/YesWiki/yeswiki/commit/b5a8f93b87720d5d5f033a4b3a131ce0fb621dbc [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/YesWiki/yeswiki/commit/e1285709f6f6a2277bd0075acf369f33cefd78f7 [No types assigned] Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-327 Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
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