CVE 8.1 HIGH

Apostrophe has a Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password and Improper Input Validation_CVE-2026-45013

8.1 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Description

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Versions up to and including 4.29.0 have a password reset flow that constructs the reset URL using `req.hostname`, which is derived directly from the attacker-controlled HTTP `Host` header when `apos.baseUrl` is not explicitly configured. An unauthenticated attacker who knows a victim's email address can send a crafted reset request that causes the application to email the victim a reset link pointing to the attacker's domain. When the victim clicks the link, the valid reset token is delivered to the attacker, enabling full account takeover. As of time of publication, no known patched versions are available.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-45013
Source GitHub_M
Published Jun 12, 2026 at 20:46

Affected Product

Vendor apostrophecms
Product apostrophe
Version <= 4.29.0
Affected Versions apostrophecms apostrophe <= 4.29.0

CWE Classification

References

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