mall4j through 4.0 Missing Authentication in Password Update Endpoint

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mall4j through 4.0 Missing Authentication in Password Update Endpoint

severity: critical
date: 9/28/2026
Affecting: mall4j <= 4.0
CVE: CVE-2026-102361
CWE: CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CVSS: 9.3
CVSS V4 Vector: 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
References: https://github.com/LinYuanyi1/cve-request-poc/blob/114b3f0d149e50a7678f591bf8043399fc9ac96c/mall4j/A01_updatepwd_account_takeover.py
https://github.com/gz-yami/mall4j
https://github.com/gz-yami/mall4j/blob/ffc672fc1aa4320ce02d0b93853bb456ae0a4dae/yami-shop-api/src/main/java/com/yami/shop/api/controller/UserRegisterController.java#L78-L100
VulnCheck Advisory: mall4j through 4.0 Missing Authentication in Password Update Endpoint
Credit: Mingsheng Lin
Description: mall4j through 4.0 contains a missing authentication vulnerability in the PUT /user/updatePwd endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to reset any storefront account password. Attackers can supply a target username in the request body to overwrite passwords without verification, enabling account takeover and access to orders and personal data.

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