Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-45013

apostrophecms apostrophe

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

CVSS 3.1
8.1High

Official 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.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
8.1High 3.1 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitHub_M) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
apostrophecms apostrophe <= 4.29.0 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2026-06-13
Last updated
2026-06-13
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
GitHub_M

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.3%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
23.3%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
Proof of concept
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

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