Account takeover via poisoned password reset link
Published Aug 23, 2024 · Updated Aug 23, 2024
Host header injection in Staff Appraisal System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to compromise accounts through reset-token theft. The password-reset handler builds the emailed reset URL from an unvalidated HTTP Host header, so a forged host directs the token to an attacker-controlled server. Exploitation requires low-privileged access, acceptance of the forged host, and a targeted user following the emailed link; the stolen token permits a password reset and account access.
Summary
What happened
Host header injection in Staff Appraisal System 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to compromise accounts through reset-token theft. The password-reset handler builds the emailed reset URL from an unvalidated HTTP Host header, so a forged host directs the token to an attacker-controlled server. Exploitation requires low-privileged access, acceptance of the forged host, and a targeted user following the emailed link; the stolen token permits a password reset and account access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-42915
- Published
- Aug 23, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 23, 2024
- Vendor
- Debashish Choudhury
- Product
- Staff Appraisal System
- Classifications
- CWE-640, T1078, T1566.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 23, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0
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