{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6971 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2008-6971 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2008-6971 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2008-6971 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6971 exists.\n\nAffected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6971/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6971/index.md)","id":"CVE-2008-6971","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6971/index.md","name":"CVE-2008-6971","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-875w-x894-8p6c"],"analysis":{"component_type":"web_application","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["privilege_escalation","account_takeover"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"SMF forum software","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Predictable password reset codes allow remote attackers to take over user accounts and gain privileges in Simple Machines Forum.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"weak_cryptography"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"smf","vendor":"simplemachines"}],"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","version":"2.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-255","name":null}],"description":"The password reset functionality in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.0.x before 1.0.14, 1.1.x before 1.1.6, and 2.0 before 2.0 beta 4 includes clues about the random number generator state within a hidden form field and generates predictable validation codes, which allows remote attackers to modify passwords of other users and gain privileges.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":1,"first_seen":"2008-09-06","github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[{"date":"2008-09-06","kind":"exploitdb","ref":"6392","stars":null,"title":"Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.5 (Windows x86) - Admin Reset Password"}],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Weak cryptography in n/a","id":"CVE-2008-6971","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"weak_cryptography","year":"2008"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":6,"next":{"headline":"Cross-site scripting in n/a","id":"CVE-2008-6972"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"SQL injection in n/a","id":"CVE-2008-6970"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2009-08-13","related":[{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Missing authorization in n/a","id":"CVE-2011-1127","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2011-06-21"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"SQL injection in n/a","id":"CVE-2011-3615","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2011-10-24"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Auth bypass in n/a","id":"CVE-2011-1128","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2011-06-21"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"SQL injection in n/a","id":"CVE-2011-1130","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2011-06-21"},{"cvss_score":6.8,"headline":"Cross-site request forgery in n/a","id":"CVE-2011-4173","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2011-10-24"},{"cvss_score":5.1,"headline":"SQL injection in n/a","id":"CVE-2006-4564","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2006-09-06"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"GPL-2.0-or-later","name":"Exploit-DB"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-07","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Predictable password reset codes allow remote attackers to take over user accounts and gain privileges in Simple Machines Forum.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6971/"}