CVE-2021-25961 (GCVE-0-2021-25961)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-29 13:50 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:07
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
SuiteCRM - Account Takeover in Password Reset Functionality
Summary
In “SuiteCRM” application, v7.1.7 through v7.10.31 and v7.11-beta through v7.11.20 fail to properly invalidate password reset links that is associated with a deleted user id, which makes it possible for account takeover of any newly created user with the same user id.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-640 - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM/commit/7… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM/commit/f… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| salesagility | SuiteCRM |
Affected:
v7.1.7 , < *
(custom)
Affected: v7.11 , < v7.11.21 (custom) |
guessed |
Date Public
2021-09-21 00:00
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