Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-3735 affects Piwigo before 2.8.1. Under certain host conditions, password reset tokens may be generated with predictable randomness. An unauthenticated attacker who knows an administrator email address could request a reset and potentially take over that account. Exposure is limited to Piwigo deployments older than 2.8.1, especially internet-facing galleries with administrator email addresses discoverable or guessable. The source bundle does not provide affected platform details beyond Piwigo version scope. Treat this as a high-priority legacy web application issue where Piwigo is still deployed. The impact can be administrator account takeover, but urgency should be driven by confirmed use of Piwigo before 2.8.1 and internet exposure. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Piwigo to version 2.8.1 or a later supported release.; Check Piwigo vendor guidance for any additional remediation notes.; Prioritize internet-facing Piwigo instances with administrator accounts..
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- https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/470%2CCVE reference
- https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/f51ee90c66527fd7ff634f3e8d414cb670da068dCVE reference
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Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
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