CVE-2008-6957
member.php in Crossday Discuz! Board allows remote attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary...
CVE-2008-6957 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Discuz Discuz\!, published August 12, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.84%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.84%EPSS, 86th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
member.php in Crossday Discuz! Board allows remote attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary users via crafted (1) lostpasswd and (2) getpasswd actions, possibly involving predictable generation of the id parameter.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Discuz! - Remote Reset User Password | 2008-11-22 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
member.php in Crossday Discuz! Board allows remote attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary users via crafted (1) lostpasswd and (2) getpasswd actions, possibly involving predictable generation of the id parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-6957- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
member.php in Crossday Discuz! Board allows remote attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary users via crafted (1) lostpasswd and (2) getpasswd actions, possibly involving predictable generation of the id parameter.
- Record
CVE-2008-6957- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6916No score
member.php in Crossday Discuz! Board allows remote attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary users via crafted (1) lostpasswd and (2) getpasswd actions, possibly involving predictable generation of the id parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6916- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-96x5-37gv-6jg4No score
member.php in Crossday Discuz! Board allows remote attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary...
member.php in Crossday Discuz! Board allows remote attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary users via crafted (1) lostpasswd and (2) getpasswd actions, possibly involving predictable generation of the id parameter.
- Record
GHSA-96x5-37gv-6jg4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.