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Missing AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-306

CVE-2025-10204

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v4.0 Published 2025-09-14
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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76/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A vulnerability has been discovered in AC Smart II where passwords can be changed without authorization. This page contains a hidden form for resetting the administrator password. The attacker can manipulate the page using developer tools to display and use the form. This form allows you to change the administrator password without verifying login status or user permissions.

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 confidence

AC Smart II contains a Broken Access Control vulnerability where a hidden administrator password reset form can be revealed and abused via browser developer tools. The form lacks server-side verification of login status or user permissions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to change the administrator password.

MitigationImplement server-side authentication and authorization checks for all password change operations, remove or properly secure hidden/admin forms, and validate user session and permissions before allowing any administrative actions.

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CVSS 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
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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 checks

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  1. Identify if the system is AC Smart II
    Access the application's main page and check the product name/version in the UI header, login page, or about section. If this is a web application, check the HTTP response headers or page source for 'AC Smart II' branding or identification strings.
    Affected if The product is AC Smart II and no version is listed as patched against this vulnerability.
  2. Locate hidden password reset form via developer tools
    Open the web application in a browser, right-click and select 'Inspect' to open developer tools. Navigate to the Elements tab and search for forms containing 'password', 'reset', 'admin', or hidden input fields (type='hidden'). Look for forms that are not visible in the normal UI but exist in the HTML.
    Affected if A hidden or obscured password change/reset form exists in the page source that is not accessible through the normal UI navigation.
  3. Test password form accessibility without authentication
    Open a new private/incognito browser window (ensuring no admin session exists). Directly navigate to or submit the hidden form's action URL (found in the form's 'action' attribute). Attempt to change the administrator password without providing any valid credentials.
    Affected if The password change operation completes or returns a success response without requiring login credentials or returning an authentication error.
  4. Verify absence of server-side authorization checks
    Use a tool like Burp Suite or curl to intercept the password reset request. Observe whether the request includes any session cookies, authorization tokens, or user identification parameters. Check if the server responds with a 401/403 error or redirects to a login page when these headers are missing or manipulated.
    Affected if The server accepts and processes password change requests without validating user session, authentication tokens, or authorization headers.

A user is affected if the AC Smart II password reset form is accessible and functional without requiring authentication or server-side authorization verification.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement server-side authentication and authorization checks for all password change operations, remove or properly secure hidden/admin forms, and validate user session and permissions before allowing any administrative actions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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