CVE-2025-8117Network attack vector

Account takeover via uninitialized password recovery parameter

Published Sep 30, 2025 · Updated Sep 30, 2025

Missing initialization in PAD CMS 1.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to change passwords for accounts that never used recovery. The password recovery path improperly initializes a parameter, so an untouched recovery state is accepted when assigning a replacement password. The request requires no authentication or user interaction, and successful use grants control of the targeted account across the www, bip, and www+bip templates.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing initialization in PAD CMS 1.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to change passwords for accounts that never used recovery. The password recovery path improperly initializes a parameter, so an untouched recovery state is accepted when assigning a replacement password. The request requires no authentication or user interaction, and successful use grants control of the targeted account across the www, bip, and www+bip templates.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-8117
Published
Sep 30, 2025
Updated
Sep 30, 2025
Vendor
Polska Akademia Dostępności
Product
PAD CMS
Classifications
CWE-909, CAPEC-50, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.2.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Polska Akademia Dostępności · PAD CMSversion=0 <=1.2.1

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
8.7CERT.PLCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-909Missing Initialization of Resource
CAPEC-50Password Recovery Exploitation
T1098Account Manipulation

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