CVE-2024-48573
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA NoSQL injection vulnerability in AquilaCMS 1.409.20 and prior allows unauthenticated attackers to reset user and administrator account passwords via the "Reset password" feature.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA NoSQL injection vulnerability in AquilaCMS versions 1.409.20 and prior allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate the password reset mechanism. By injecting malicious queries through the reset password form, attackers can bypass authentication and reset arbitrary user and administrator account passwords, achieving full account takeover without any prior credentials.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.409.20CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify AquilaCMS versionLocate the version file or package.json in the AquilaCMS installation directory, or access the admin panel and check the 'About' or 'System Information' sectionAffected if The installed version is 1.409.20 or any version lower than 1.409.20
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Confirm password reset endpoint is accessibleVerify the /forgot-password or similar endpoint is publicly accessible on the web serverAffected if The password reset form is exposed without additional authentication barriers
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Review application logs for password reset anomaliesSearch server logs for unusual patterns in password reset requests, such as multiple reset attempts targeting different users, or requests containing special characters in email fieldsAffected if Logs show suspicious password reset activity with injected query operators or abnormal reset patterns
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Check for unauthorized password resetsQuery the user database or admin panel for password reset records and recent password change timestamps, comparing against legitimate user activityAffected if Password resets exist that were not initiated by the legitimate account owner
A system is affected if it runs AquilaCMS version 1.409.20 or lower and has the password reset functionality accessible without additional protections.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade AquilaCMS to a version beyond 1.409.20. Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in the password reset endpoint to prevent NoSQL injection. Additionally, consider implementing rate limiting and CAPTCHA on password reset functionality to hinder automated attacks.
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