CVE-2024-0425
Published: 11 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-0425 is a medium-severity Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password (CWE-640) vulnerability in Foru Cms Project Foru Cms. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 37.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-16220
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ForU CMS up to 2020-06-23. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/index.php?act=reset_admin_psw. The manipulation leads to weak password recovery. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed…
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to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-250444.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CVE-2024-0425 enables remote exploitation of a weak password recovery mechanism (CWE-640) in the public-facing ForU CMS /admin/index.php?act=reset_admin_psw endpoint (T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application), facilitating unsecured access to admin credentials (T1552: Unsecured Credentials).
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Establishing procedures for lost or compromised authenticators addresses weak password recovery mechanisms.