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GHSA-93x3-m7pw-ppqm
No affected components available
Insufficient access control in the registration and password reset process allows an attacker to reset another user's password and takeover their account, if the victim has an incomplete request pending.
The exploit is only possible while the verification token is valid, i.e for 5 minutes after the confirmation URL sent by e-mail has been opened, and the user did not complete the process by updating their password.
A brute-force attack calling account_update.php with increasing user IDs is possible.
Impact
A successful takeover would grant the attacker full access to the compromised account, including sensitive information and functionalities associated with the account, the extent of which depends on its privileges and the data it has access to.
Patches
92d11a01b195a1b6717a2f205218089158ea6d00
Workarounds
Mitigate the risk by reducing the verification token's validity (change the value of the TOKEN_EXPIRY_AUTHENTICATED constant in constants_inc.php).
References
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=34433
Credits
Alexander Christian, from Vantage Point Security Indonesia
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data. There is a low impact on the availability of the system.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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