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Fencer Intel
medium 5.3

CVE-2017-12849 json

Silverstripe CMS User Enumeration

published 2017-10-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-fwhr-g5r4-xgxf , EUVD-2022-3845

cvss
5.3
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Response discrepancy in the login and password reset forms in SilverStripe CMS before 3.5.5 and 3.6.x before 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to enumerate users via timing attacks.

Patch / fix

  • packagist silverstripe/cms 3.5.5, 3.6.1

Exploit prediction

1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist silverstripe/cms
<3.5.5
>=3.6, <3.6.1
3.5.5
3.6.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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