GeniXCMS Mailbox validation logic vulnerability

MEDIUM 5.3CVE-2017-8388 · GHSA-559c-w54x-8342 · Published 01/05/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-8388 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability affecting genix/cms, genixcms (genixcms).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.6%, higher than 75.6% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 1.1.0 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
genix/cms Packagist	`< 1.1.0`	`1.1.0`
genixcms genixcms	`= 1.0.2`	No fix yet

GeniXCMS 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the alertDanger MSG_USER_EMAIL_EXIST protection mechanism via a register.php?act=edit&id=1 request.

NVD description

GeniXCMS 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the alertDanger MSG_USER_EMAIL_EXIST protection mechanism via a register.php?act=edit&id=1 request.

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

Packagist

< 1.1.0

1.1.0

= 1.0.2

No fix yet

Description

GeniXCMS 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the alertDanger MSG_USER_EMAIL_EXIST protection mechanism via a register.php?act=edit&id=1 request.

NVD description

GeniXCMS 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the alertDanger MSG_USER_EMAIL_EXIST protection mechanism via a register.php?act=edit&id=1 request.

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