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Craft CMS EUVDEUVD-2026-104581

| CVE-2026-112775 HIGH
Improper Authentication (CWE-287)
2026-10-19 VulnCheck GHSA-5779-r722-9gx9
8.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain victim's emailed verification code
  2. Delivery
    Victim verifies email change
  3. Exploit
    Replay code to users/set-password
  4. Execution
    Reset victim password
  5. Impact
    Full account takeover

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that (1) the attacker obtains the victim's emailed verification code for an email-change operation, and (2) the victim actually completes the email-change verification via users/verify-email, which leaves the code valid; the attacker then replays that code to users/set-password. The decisive limiting factor is possession of the one-time code - the flaw is that Craft CMS 5.0.0-5.10.x fails to invalidate verification codes for active users, so the attack is not possible against patched 5.11.0+ and is impractical without access to the code. This constrains exploitation to attackers with email interception/access or control of the change flow, making it targeted rather than broadly remote despite the network attack vector.

Impact

This is a credible, above-average-priority issue but not a drop-everything emergency. The vendor-supplied CVSS 4.0 vector (8.7, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) frames it as a remote, unauthenticated, no-interaction attack with high confidentiality impact (VC:H), which maps to a network-exploitable authentication bypass (CWE-287). However, the description materially qualifies that framing: the attacker must OBTAIN the victim's emailed verification code AND the victim must independently verify an email change - so in practice there IS a precondition (code possession) and a form of victim-triggered interaction that the AC:L/UI:N metrics understate. This is a signal conflict worth flagging: CVSS indicates trivial remote exploitation, but the description implies the attacker needs out-of-band access to a one-time code and a specific user action, suggesting targeted rather than spray-and-pray exploitation. No EPSS score was provided in the input, the CVE is NOT on CISA KEV, and no public POC is referenced, so there is no active-exploitation or weaponization signal. Net: a real authentication/account-takeover flaw in a widely-used CMS that should be patched promptly (upgrade to 5.11.0), but current evidence points to conditional, targeted abuse rather than mass exploitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can intercept or otherwise obtain a victim's emailed email-change verification code (e.g., via email access, a leaked message, or an attacker-initiated change flow) waits until the victim completes the email verification, then replays that still-valid code against the users/set-password endpoint to reset the victim's password and seize the account. Because users/verify-email never invalidates the code for active users, the code remains reusable. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 19, 2026

Account takeover in Craft CMS 5.0.0 through 5.10.x: the users/verify-email action fails to invalidate a user's emailed verification code for active accounts, so a code that has already been used to confirm an email change can be replayed against users/set-password to reset the victim's password. According to the CVSS vector no authentication is required (PR:N), but practical exploitation is gated on obtaining the victim's one-time code - via email interception or control of the change flow - and on the victim actually completing the verify-email step, which is why the assessed vector carries AC:H/UI:R and the issue is considered targeted rather than broadly remote. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the behavior is corrected in Craft CMS 5.11.0.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Craft CMS 5.11.0, which invalidates verification codes after use and closes the users/set-password replay path; follow the GHSA-xh42-494x-2xgv advisory (https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-xh42-494x-2xgv) for the upgrade steps and run any pending migrations after updating. If upgrading immediately is not possible, reduce exposure by disabling front-end email-address changes for active users (require an administrator to perform or approve email changes in the control panel and consider turning off public registration-driven email edits) - the trade-off is added administrative overhead and slower self-service for users; additionally consider forcing a password reset and session invalidation for accounts that recently completed an email change, monitoring logs for users/set-password submissions that follow a users/verify-email event from a different source address, and requiring two-factor authentication on privileged accounts to blunt the impact of a successful reset - at the cost of enrolment friction. Because exploitation hinges on possession of the emailed code, hardening mailbox security (transport encryption, anti-phishing, and prompt review of unexpected email-change notifications) is an effective compensating control, though it does not remove the underlying defect.

Affected VersionsENISA

CMS 5.0.0 <5.11.0

Affected Packages

euvd cms fix: 5.11.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Craft CMS is a PHP content management system built on the Yii 2 framework, and its front-end user account flows are implemented as controller actions (users/verify-email, users/set-password) that rely on short-lived emailed tokens. The root cause is class CWE-287 (Improper Authentication): when an active user completes verification of an email-address change, the corresponding verification code is not consumed or invalidated server-side, leaving a still-valid token that the password-reset endpoint accepts as proof of identity. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* with the vendor's stated range pins affected releases to 5.0.0 and later but before 5.11.0, i.e. the 5.x branch prior to the token-handling fix. Because the weakness is a state-management flaw in token lifecycle rather than a cryptographic break, the exposure is bounded by the difficulty of acquiring the emailed code - the token itself is the only real secret in the chain.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 8.7 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 6.8 MEDIUM

AC:H and UI:R because the attacker must obtain the victim's one-time code and the victim must verify an email change; PR:N as no attacker authentication is needed; C:H/I:H from full account takeover.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 19, 2026 - 21:17 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 19, 2026 - 19:10 cve.org
HIGH 8.7

DescriptionCVE.org

Craft CMS from 5.0.0 before 5.11.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to reuse verification codes because users/verify-email does not invalidate them for active users. Attackers who obtain a victim's emailed code can submit it to users/set-password after the victim verifies an email change, resetting the password and taking over the account.

Technical POC Analysis

The bug is CWE-287 (Improper Authentication): two unauthenticated actions share one secret, but only one of them consumes it.

Full technical POC analysis - root cause, step-by-step exploitation and patch breakdown - is part of the Pro and Business plans.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Craft CMS versions 5.0.0 through 5.10.x contain a high-severity account takeover flaw in the email verification and password reset workflow, putting site users-including privileged administrators-at risk if their one-time codes are obtained. Leadership should prioritize remediation because compromised accounts could enable unauthorized content changes, data exposure, or further access, though exploitation is targeted and requires specific conditions. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and version 5.11.0 corrects the behavior.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular commercial PHP CMS, common but far below WordPress scale
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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