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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-9479

The "lost password" functionality in b2evolution before 6.7.9 allows remote attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords via a crafted request.

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CVE-2016-9479
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31 Oct 2026, 09:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2016-9479

core-osv · Original source

Published 2 Dec 2016, 16:59 UTC

The "lost password" functionality in b2evolution before 6.7.9 allows remote attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords via a crafted request.

osv:CVE-2016-9479
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9479",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "The \"lost password\" functionality in b2evolution before 6.7.9 allows remote attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords via a crafted request.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-9479",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "baf4c9d1245b0149dca900b50e812b059c011b31"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "range": [
                      {
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                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "6.7.8"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "6.7.4",
            "6.7.3",
            "6.7.2",
            "6.7.1-beta",
            "6.7.0-alpha",
            "6.6.0",
            "6.5.0",
            "6.4.4-beta",
            "6.4.3-beta",
            "6.4.2-beta",
            "6.1.2-alpha",
            "6.0.0-alpha.1",
            "6.0.0-alpha",
            "v5.2.0-stable"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-9479.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:47:29.876083533Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution/issues/33"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2016-9479",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379435,
  "published_at": "2016-12-02T16:59:00.163+00:00"
}