CVE-2026-45013

Apostrophe has a Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password and Improper Input Validation

State
Published
Severity
8.1 High
Published
Jun 12, 2026
Updated
Jun 13, 2026
Reserved
May 8, 2026

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Description

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system. Versions up to and including 4.29.0 have a password reset flow that constructs the reset URL using `req.hostname`, which is derived directly from the attacker-controlled HTTP `Host` header when `apos.baseUrl` is not explicitly configured. An unauthenticated attacker who knows a victim's email address can send a crafted reset request that causes the application to email the victim a reset link pointing to the attacker's domain. When the victim clicks the link, the valid reset token is delivered to the attacker, enabling full account takeover. As of time of publication, no known patched versions are available.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apostropheapostrophecms
  • <= 4.29.0Affected

References

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