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CVE-2017-16756
An issue was discovered in Userscape HelpSpot before 4.7.2. A cross-site request forgery vulnerability exists on POST requests to the…
High8.8EPSS 0.58%
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Description
An issue was discovered in Userscape HelpSpot before 4.7.2. A cross-site request forgery vulnerability exists on POST requests to the "index.php?pg=password.change" endpoint. This allows an attacker to change the password of another user's HelpSpot account.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.58% · top 52% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (3)
- https://www.helpspot.com/releases (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://ruby.sh/helpspot-disclosure-20180206.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.helpspot.com/releases/version-4-7-2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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