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Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

CVE-2024-9907

Severity Medium
Score 6.3/10

Summary

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in QileCMS up to 1.1.3. This vulnerability affects the function sendEmail of the file /qilecms/user/controller/Forget.php of the component Verification Code Handler. The manipulation leads to weak password recovery. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • 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