Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in October CMS - CVE-2021-32648
Published: August 26, 2021 / Updated: February 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56118
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32648
CWE-ID: CWE-640
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected application.
The vulnerability exists due to a weak password recovery mechanism. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the web application, reset password for an arbitrary account and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Affected software
October CMS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-32648
Install updates from vendor's website.
October CMS - addressed in versions 1.0.472, 1.1.5