Back
CVE-2008-3681
components/com_user/models/reset.php in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.5 does not properly validate reset tokens, which allows remote attackers…
High7.5EPSS 9.5%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
components/com_user/models/reset.php in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.5 does not properly validate reset tokens, which allows remote attackers to reset the "first enabled user (lowest id)" password, typically for the administrator.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.5% · top 4.6% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/241-20080801-core-password-remind-functionality.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 4157 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 1020687 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 31457 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- joomla-reset-security-bypass(44430) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 30667 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 6234 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2008-3681)Record last updated .