CVE-2007-5579

Pligg CMS 9.5 - Password Reset via Guessable Confirmation Code

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-5579. PoCs published by 242th section.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a password reset vulnerability in Pligg 9.5, allowing attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords by manipulating the confirmation code in the URL. No actual exploit code is provided, only a description and example URL.

Description

login.php in Pligg CMS 9.5 uses a guessable confirmation code when resetting a forgotten password, which allows remote attackers with knowledge of a username to reset that user's password by calculating the confirmationcode parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by 242th section · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30088

The exploit describes a password reset vulnerability in Pligg 9.5, allowing attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords by manipulating the confirmation code in the URL. No actual exploit code is provided, only a description and example URL.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Pligg 9.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target's login.php endpoint
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/42031
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34512
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24158
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-05/0383.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0235
EPSS Percentile 82.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-255
Status published
Products (1)
pligg/pligg_cms 9.5
Published Oct 18, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026