CVE-2017-5594

Pagekit Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

7.5 HighPublic exploitFix available

An issue was discovered in Pagekit CMS before 1.0.11. In this vulnerability the remote attacker is able to reset the registered user's password, when the debug toolbar is enabled. The password is successfully recovered using this exploit. The SecureLayer7 ID is SL7_PGKT_01.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

7.00%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2017-5594
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-640
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-5594
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-5208 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-5208
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rp89-32rp-qpq2 7.5

Pagekit Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Record: GHSA-rp89-32rp-qpq2
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-640
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2017-5594
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-rp89-32rp-qpq2 7.5

Pagekit Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Record: GHSA-rp89-32rp-qpq2
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-640
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

pagekit

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pagekit/pagekit` Packagist	before 1.0.11	1.0.11
`pagekit/pagekit` Packagist	before 1.0.11, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.30.10.4 Show 22 moreShow less 0.11.00.11.10.11.20.11.30.8.80.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.51.0.01.0.11.0.101.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.9	1.0.11

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	PageKit 1.0.10 - Password Reset	2017-01-21

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-5594 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Pagekit, published January 25, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.00%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in pagekit/pagekit 1.0.11.