Unauthenticated account activation via predictable token
Published Aug 20, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Authentication bypass in ATutor 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to activate unconfirmed accounts via a guessed email token. In confirm.php, the activation code is the first 10 characters of md5(email + creation_date + member_id), so account confirmation accepts a token derived from predictable registration fields instead of a secret random value. No prior access or mailbox access is required, but the attacker must know or predict the target account's email address, creation timestamp, and member ID; the consequence is limited to confirming the pending account.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in ATutor 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to activate unconfirmed accounts via a guessed email token. In confirm.php, the activation code is the first 10 characters of md5(email + creation_date + member_id), so account confirmation accepts a token derived from predictable registration fields instead of a secret random value. No prior access or mailbox access is required, but the attacker must know or predict the target account's email address, creation timestamp, and member ID; the consequence is limited to confirming the pending account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-64964
- Published
- Aug 20, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Vendor
- ATutor
- Product
- ATutor
- Classifications
- CWE-340, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.2.4
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