NivoCart through 2.4.0 contains a predictable password reset token vulnerability in the forgotten.php endpoint that generates recovery codes using substr(md5(mt_rand()), 0, 10). Attackers who know an…
High CVSS 8.1
Summary
NivoCart through 2.4.0 contains a predictable password reset token vulnerability in the forgotten.php endpoint that generates recovery codes using substr(md5(mt_rand()), 0, 10). Attackers who know an administrator's email address can request a password reset and predict the token to gain administrative account access without rate limiting or expiration.
In-depth triage
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://github.com/nivocart/nivocart
- https://github.com/nivocart/nivocart/blob/6ea6600cda1263ae70c0aab0a70d31091a32c46b/upload/admin/controller/common/forgotten.php#L20-L34
- https://github.com/nivocart/nivocart/blob/6ea6600cda1263ae70c0aab0a70d31091a32c46b/upload/admin/model/user/user.php#L119-L123
- https://github.com/nivocart/nivocart/issues/25
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nivocart-through-2.4.0-predictable-administrator-password-reset-token
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD