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CVE-2017-12851

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12851 describes a critical vulnerability in Kanboard versions prior to 1.0.46, allowing an authenticated standard user to reset an administrator's password by manipulating form data. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there's no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion, the potential impact remains severe.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.45CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kanboard:kanboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0133 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 17,823 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / kanboard/kanboard/commit/b79b18efd7a1a8b591753a4eddd473f88d55b7df
PatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100352
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry