{"id":"CVE-2016-9479","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-9479","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:48:28.472Z","title":"The \"lost password\" functionality in b2evolution before 6.7.9 allows remote attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords via a crafted request.","description":"The \"lost password\" functionality in b2evolution before 6.7.9 allows remote attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords via a crafted request.","published":"2016-12-02T16:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:56:09.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-255"],"affected":["b2evolution/b2evolution"],"epss":{"score":0.01838,"percentile":0.7884,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://b2evolution.net/downloads/6-7-9-stable","tags":["Patch","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95006","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037393","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution/issues/33","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://b2evolution.net/downloads/6-7-9-stable","tags":["Patch","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95006","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037393","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution/issues/33","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9479","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}