CVE-2017-12851 Business logic in n/a
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-12851 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-12851 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12851/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12851/index.md)
An authenticated user can reset the administrator password by manipulating form data, leading to full administrative control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-12851?
CVE-2017-12851 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An authenticated standard user could reset the password of the admin by altering form data. Affects kanboard before 1.0.46.
Weakness: CWE-640
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12851?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kanboard Kanboard.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12851?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12851 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-12851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2026-21881 Kanboard is Vulnerable to Reverse Proxy Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2025-55010 Kanboard Authenticated Admin Remote Code Execution via Unsafe Deserialization of Events
- CVE-2024-51747 Arbitrary File Read and Delete in kanboard
- CVE-2024-51748 Remote code execution through language setting in kanboard
- CVE-2017-12850 Business logic in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wj48-vr63-9mc8.