Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-63314

Auth Bypass in Ddsn Cm3 Acora Cms 10.7.1

Auth Bypass
Published
12 January 2026
Modified
05 July 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 10.0
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0026 17th percentile
Risk Priority 72 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2025-63314 is a critical-severity Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password (CWE-640) vulnerability in Ddsn Cm3 Acora Cms. Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Valid Accounts (T1078); ranked at the 17th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to IA-12 (Identity Proofing) and IA-5 (Authenticator Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-63314 affects DDSN Interactive Acora CMS version 10.7.1, specifically in the password reset function, which uses a static password reset token. This design flaw enables attackers to conduct a replay attack, allowing arbitrary password resets for users. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-640 and carries a maximum CVSS v3.1 base score of 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L), reflecting its critical severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, lack of required privileges or user interaction, and impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability with scope expansion.

Any remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability without authentication by capturing and replaying the static token during the password reset process, leading to full account takeover of targeted users. Successful exploitation grants complete control over the compromised account, potentially enabling further unauthorized access, data exfiltration, or privilege escalation within the CMS environment.

Mitigation guidance and additional details are provided in vendor resources at http://acora.com and http://ddsn.com, along with a dedicated GitHub repository at https://github.com/padayali-JD/CVE-2025-63314.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A07:2025 Authentication Failures

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A static password reset token in the password reset function of DDSN Interactive Acora CMS v10.7.1 allows attackers to arbitrarily reset the user password and execute a full account takeover via a replay attack.

CWE(s)
CWE-640

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1078 Valid Accounts Stealth
Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.
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T1110 Brute Force Credential Access
Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.
attack.mitre.org →
T1110.001 Password Guessing Credential Access
Adversaries with no prior knowledge of legitimate credentials within the system or environment may guess passwords to attempt access to accounts.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-4448Shared CWE-640
CVE-2026-14364Shared CWE-640
CVE-2024-8692Shared CWE-640
CVE-2024-9305Shared CWE-640
CVE-2023-7028Shared CWE-640
CVE-2025-53704Shared CWE-640
CVE-2023-42481Shared CWE-640
CVE-2025-14783Shared CWE-640
CVE-2026-12416Shared CWE-640
CVE-2026-37106Shared CWE-640

Affected Assets

ddsn
cm3 acora cms
10.7.1

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V7.4.3

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

IA-12 Identity Proofing good match

Identity proofing at appropriate assurance levels ensures forgotten-password recovery cannot succeed without strong verification of the user.

IA-5 Authenticator Management good match

Authenticator management requires secure distribution, reset, and verification procedures that directly address weak password recovery flows.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-01 mostly match
prevents

Credential lifecycle management directly includes password reset/recovery flows.

PR.AA-02 mostly match
prevents

Identity proofing is the core control that prevents weak or bypassed recovery mechanisms.

PR.AA-03 partial match
prevents

Authentication policy covers strength/MFA but does not address recovery path weaknesses.

PR.PS-06 partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC reduces implementation flaws but is not specific to password-recovery design.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
degrades

Strong authentication-information lifecycle rules directly address weak password-recovery flows.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure-SDLC practices can embed strong recovery design, yet the control is broader than this single weakness.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application-security requirements can mandate secure recovery flows, but the control covers many other requirements.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure-coding standards can prevent weak recovery implementations, yet the control is wider in scope.

A.8.5 Secure authentication partial match
mitigates

Secure-authentication requirements include robust forgotten-password procedures.

References