Account takeover via unrestricted password-reset code attempts
Published Sep 27, 2023 · Updated Mar 25, 2025
Weak password recovery in JumpServer 2.0.0 through 2.28.19 and 3.0.0 through 3.7.0 allows remote attackers to take over accounts. The password-reset verification endpoint accepts up to 1,000,000 guesses for a six-digit code during its one-minute lifetime because it enforces no attempt limit. The attack requires a non-MFA account with password recovery available; a successful guess permits replacement of the account password.
Summary
What happened
Weak password recovery in JumpServer 2.0.0 through 2.28.19 and 3.0.0 through 3.7.0 allows remote attackers to take over accounts. The password-reset verification endpoint accepts up to 1,000,000 guesses for a six-digit code during its one-minute lifetime because it enforces no attempt limit. The attack requires a non-MFA account with password recovery available; a successful guess permits replacement of the account password.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-43650
- Published
- Sep 27, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 25, 2025
- Vendor
- JumpServer
- Product
- JumpServer
- Classifications
- CWE-640, T1110
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=>= 2.0.0, < 2.28.20
- Affected versionversion=2.0.0 <2.28.20
- Affected versionversion=>= 3.0.0, < 3.7.1
- Affected versionversion=3.0.0 <3.7.1
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Published CVSS scores
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Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Password-reset verification-code brute-force procedureproof of concept · demonstrated
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Technologies
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