CVE-2016-3735

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.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.44% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a Piwigo
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://piwigo.org/release-2.8.1%2C
https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/470%2C
https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/f51ee90c66527fd7ff634f3e8d414cb670da068d third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3735?
CVE-2016-3735 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3735?
To fix CVE-2016-3735, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3735 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-3735 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-3735?
CVE-2016-3735 affects n/a Piwigo.
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