Advisories

Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.8 Authentication Bypass via Password Reset

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severity
medium
date
Affecting
  • cms >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.10.8

CWE
  • CWE-285 Improper Authorization
CVSS
7.1
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
mHe4am
Description
Craft CMS versions before 5.10.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the elements/save action that allows authenticated users to change passwords without verification. Attackers with edit users permission can reset any user's password including administrators by exploiting the unprotected newPassword field in the User element save flow.

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