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Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

CVE-2009-5025

High
7.5/10

Summary

A backdoor (aka BMSA-2009-07) was found in PyForum v1.0.3 where an attacker who knows a valid user email could force a password reset on behalf of that user.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-640 - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

The software contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published