CVE-2015-10057Network attack vector

Account takeover via empty password-reset activation key

Published Jan 16, 2023 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Improper access control in Little Apps Little Software Stats before 0.2 allows remote attackers to reset a known user account password. The change_password method accepts an empty activation key, while the reset form previously submitted an empty key when none appeared in the request. Knowledge of a valid username is sufficient to take over that account without the emailed reset token.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.64%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Little Apps Little Software Stats before 0.2 allows remote attackers to reset a known user account password. The change_password method accepts an empty activation key, while the reset form previously submitted an empty key when none appeared in the request. Knowledge of a valid username is sufficient to take over that account without the emailed reset token.

The record

CVE
CVE-2015-10057
Published
Jan 16, 2023
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
Little Apps, Ltd.
Product
Little Software Stats
Classifications
CWE-284, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 16, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=0 <0.2
  2. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Little Apps, Ltd. · Little Software Statsversion=0 <0.2; version=n/a

Published CVSS scores

4.0VulDB CNAAV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
4.6VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.6VulDB CNACVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1098Account Manipulation

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo