CVE-2007-5579
login.php in Pligg CMS 9.5 uses a guessable confirmation code when resetting a forgotten password...
login.php in Pligg CMS 9.5 uses a guessable confirmation code when resetting a forgotten password, which allows remote attackers with knowledge of a username to reset that user's password by calculating the confirmationcode parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
login.php in Pligg CMS 9.5 uses a guessable confirmation code when resetting a forgotten password, which allows remote attackers with knowledge of a username to reset that user's password by calculating the confirmationcode parameter.
- Record
CVE-2007-5579- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
login.php in Pligg CMS 9.5 uses a guessable confirmation code when resetting a forgotten password, which allows remote attackers with knowledge of a username to reset that user's password by calculating the confirmationcode parameter.
- Record
CVE-2007-5579- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5554 No score
login.php in Pligg CMS 9.5 uses a guessable confirmation code when resetting a forgotten password, which allows remote attackers with knowledge of a username to reset that user's password by calculating the confirmationcode parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2007-5554- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pc9j-q3x9-p4rf No score
login.php in Pligg CMS 9.5 uses a guessable confirmation code when resetting a forgotten password...
login.php in Pligg CMS 9.5 uses a guessable confirmation code when resetting a forgotten password, which allows remote attackers with knowledge of a username to reset that user's password by calculating the confirmationcode parameter.
- Record
GHSA-pc9j-q3x9-p4rf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Pligg CMS 9.5 - Reset Forgotten Password Security Bypass | 2007-05-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-5579 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Pligg Cms, published October 18, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.35%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.