CVE-2026-45013 PUBLISHED

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

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 08.05.2026 Published: 12.06.2026 Updated: 13.06.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 8.1

Product Status

Vendor apostrophecms
Product apostrophe
Versions
  • Version <= 4.29.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

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