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CVE-2017-8916

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-01-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-640

Description

In Center for Internet Security CIS-CAT Pro Dashboard before 1.0.4, an authenticated user is able to change an administrative user's e-mail address and send a forgot password email to themselves, thereby gaining administrative access.

Affected products

• Cisecurity Cis-Cat Pro Dashboard: 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3

References

• https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-security-updates/incorrect-access-control-cve-2017-8916/
• https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-security-updates/incorrect-access-control-cve-2017-8916/

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