Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach forgot-password endpoint remotely
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ExploitAbuse weak password recovery logic
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ImpactCompromise targeted user account
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Password recovery security
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| Exploitation Conditions | The attack targets the Faveo Helpdesk password-reset functionality specifically - the ForgotPasswordController::sendResetLinkEmail and PasswordController::reset paths in app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php. The supplied CVSS vector indicates remote, unauthenticated reach with no user interaction (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N), so the forgot-password feature being exposed (its normal default state in a web-facing helpdesk) is the operative precondition. The exact manipulation that makes recovery 'weak' is not described in the available sources. Limiting factors: all impact metrics are rated Low in the input vector, affected scope is version 2.0.3, and no working exploit is confirmed, so realistic impact is bounded and not demonstrated to yield full compromise. |
| Impact | Signals point to a genuine but moderate-priority issue rather than an emergency. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) describes an easy-to-reach flaw - network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction - but all impact metrics are Low (VC:L/VI:L/VA:L), yielding a 6.9 medium score, so the ease of access is offset by limited per-exploit impact. The input provides no EPSS probability, so widespread-exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified. The flaw is NOT in CISA KEV and no confirmed public exploit is present in the data; the CVSS 4.0 exploit maturity is E:X (undefined/unknown), so active exploitation is neither confirmed nor refuted. The vuln.today priority is 'this_month', not act_now or emergency, consistent with a patch-on-normal-cycle disposition. Key caveat: the description is vague ('manipulation leads to weak password recovery') and does not state the concrete trigger, and no fixed version is listed, so the real impact ceiling (whether this enables full account takeover) cannot be confirmed from the available sources and should be verified with the vendor. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote, unauthenticated attacker interacts with the Faveo Helpdesk forgot-password flow (ForgotPasswordController::sendResetLinkEmail / PasswordController::reset) and abuses a weakness in the password recovery mechanism (CWE-640) to influence or compromise the reset process for a targeted account. The specific trigger is not described in the available sources, and no public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, so feasibility details remain unverified. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 24, 2026
Weak password recovery in Faveo Helpdesk 2.0.3 allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to manipulate the forgot-password flow handled by ForgotPasswordController::sendResetLinkEmail and PasswordController::reset in app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php. The issue is CWE-640, and the assessed impact is limited to low confidentiality, integrity and availability effects with unchanged scope; the supplied vector also indicates low attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and the available decision signal places this at this_month priority rather than an emergency.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch or fixed version is identified in the available data. Because the vendor was contacted early about the disclosure, obtain the current fixed release or vendor guidance from FaveoSuite before upgrading, and track https://vuldb.com/vuln/426054 for updates. If the password-reset feature cannot be updated immediately, restrict external reachability of the forgot-password and reset routes (the sendResetLinkEmail and reset actions) to trusted networks or place the helpdesk behind a VPN; the trade-off is that self-service password resets stop working for ordinary users. Rate-limit and audit reset-link requests and token consumption, invalidate tokens after a single use, and keep reset-token lifetimes short; these measures reduce abuse opportunities but do not fix the underlying weak-recovery flaw. Enforce strong password policy and require multi-factor authentication for agent and administrator accounts where supported; this does not protect end-user reset flows. Continue monitoring for a vendor patch, since these are compensating controls only.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Faveo Helpdesk is a PHP web application, and the affected code is the controller at app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php, which handles the two standard password-reset stages: sending a reset link by email and consuming a reset token. CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password) describes the root-cause class, but the supplied sources do not state the exact manipulation, token-generation weakness, or validation flaw that makes recovery weak. The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:faveosuite:faveo_helpdesk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is a wildcard and does not narrow the affected range beyond the EUVD-listed Faveo Helpdesk 2.0.3. The input CVSS 4.0 vector and the independent CVSS 3.1 assessment both indicate network reachability with PR:N (unauthenticated), AC:L and UI:N; assessed impacts are Low across confidentiality, integrity and availability with scope unchanged. No evidence in the provided data demonstrates full account takeover or remote code execution.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Remote, unauthenticated, no interaction against the public password-reset flow gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; weak recovery yields partial confidentiality/integrity impact but no availability effect, and the undescribed trigger keeps impacts Low.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability was identified in FaveoSuite Faveo Helpdesk 2.0.3. Affected by this issue is the function ForgotPasswordController::sendResetLinkEmail/PasswordController::reset of the file app/Http/Controllers/Auth/ForgotPasswordController.php. The manipulation leads to weak password recovery. The attack may be initiated remotely. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
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