CVE-2015-8267 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The PasswordReset.Controllers.ResetController.ChangePasswordIndex method in PasswordReset.dll in Dovestones AD Self Password Reset before 3.0.4.0 allows remote attackers to reset arbitrary passwords via a crafted request with a valid username.

Published: 2015-12-24

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 2.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dovestones:ad_self_password_reset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8155	The PasswordReset.Controllers.ResetController.ChangePasswordIndex method in PasswordReset.dll in Dovestones AD Self Password Reset before 3.0.4.0 allows remote attackers to reset arbitrary passwords via a crafted request with a valid username.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02466.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.dovestones.com/security-vulnerability-in-ad-self-password-reset-v3-0-3-0/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79642
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/757840

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Dovestones Ad Self Password Reset

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2015-12-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:32.058Z

Reserved: 2015-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8267

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-24T00:59:00.107

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-8267

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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