VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-31646
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-04-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Gestsup before 3.2.10 allows account takeover through the password recovery functionality (remote). The affected component is the file forgot_pwd.php - it uses a weak algorithm for the generation of password recovery tokens (the PHP uniqueid function), allowing a brute force attack.
Weakness classification
- CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory