CVE-2008-3681

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-08-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

components/com_user/models/reset.php in Joomla! 1.5 through 1.5.5 does not properly validate reset tokens, which allows remote attackers to reset the "first enabled user (lowest id)" password, typically for the administrator.

Affected products

Joomla! Com User: 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5

References

http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/241-20080801-core-password-remind-functionality.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31457
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4157
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30667
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020687
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44430
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6234
http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/241-20080801-core-password-remind-functionality.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31457
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4157
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30667
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020687

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