# CVE-2017-5594: Pagekit Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

> Attackers can reset user passwords and take over accounts if the debug toolbar is enabled in Pagekit CMS.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Jan 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rp89-32rp-qpq2

## What is CVE-2017-5594?

CVE-2017-5594 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Pagekit CMS before 1.0.11. In this vulnerability the remote attacker is able to reset the registered user's password, when the debug toolbar is enabled. The password is successfully recovered using this exploit. The SecureLayer7 ID is SL7_PGKT_01.

Weakness: CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5594?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including pagekit/pagekit. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `pagekit/pagekit` | Packagist | All versions | 1.0.11 |
| `pagekit/pagekit` | Packagist | All versions | 1.0.11 |

Products: Pagekit Pagekit.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5594?

Upgrade pagekit/pagekit to 1.0.11 or later.

## Is CVE-2017-5594 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-5594 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PageKit 1.0.10 - Password Reset (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-67164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67164/): Pagekit CMS is vulnerable to OS Command Injection via Storage component (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-67165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-67165/): Pagekit CMS has an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in its User Role component (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-38916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38916/): Pagekit vulnerable to Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-44135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44135/): SQL injection in pagekit/pagekit (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-19013](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19013/): Pagekit File Upload vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5594 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5594 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-5594 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- pagekit/pagekit (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.11
- pagekit/pagekit (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 1.0.11

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-2017-5594/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5594/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5594
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5594
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5594

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5594/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.