Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate to MCA application
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DeliveryIdentify target user's account identifier
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ExploitCraft POST request to update_passwd_process.php
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ExecutionSubstitute temp_user with victim's identifier
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PersistApplication changes victim's password without authorization
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ImpactAttacker logs in as victim
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session in the application (PR:L per CVSS vector) - unauthenticated exploitation is not supported by available data. The vulnerable endpoint |
| Impact | The provided CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N) scores only 2.1, reflecting that authentication is required (PR:L) and impact is limited to low integrity modification (VI:L) with no confidentiality or availability impact. EPSS at 0.03% (7th percentile) corroborates a very low probability of active exploitation despite the public POC. SSVC confirms: exploitation exists at POC level, it is not automatable (likely due to needing to enumerate valid user identifiers), and technical impact is only partial. No KEV listing confirms no confirmed widespread exploitation. The combination of required authentication, niche product deployment, and constrained scope makes this a low-priority finding for most organizations. The public POC slightly elevates opportunistic risk for unpatched instances, but the manual nature of exploitation limits mass attack viability. No data conflicts are present - all signals align consistently around low real-world risk. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with a valid authenticated session sends a crafted HTTP POST request to |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 24, 2026
Authorization bypass in 1000 Projects Portfolio Management System MCA 1.0 allows authenticated remote attackers to modify other users' passwords via the temp_user parameter in update_passwd_process.php. The flaw is classified as CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), enabling horizontal privilege escalation at the application layer. A publicly available proof-of-concept exploit exists on GitHub, though EPSS at 0.03% (7th percentile) and SSVC's 'not automatable' designation indicate limited mass-exploitation risk; no active exploitation has been confirmed by CISA KEV.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis. The vendor's product page is https://1000projects.org/, but no security advisory or patched release appears in the available references. As compensating controls: restrict access to update_passwd_process.php via web server configuration such as IP allowlisting or by requiring re-authentication at the endpoint level - this reduces exposure without disabling the feature entirely. Developers should enforce server-side validation that the temp_user parameter matches only the authenticated session's own user identity before processing any password change, eliminating the IDOR root cause. Alternatively, disabling the password-change functionality entirely until a fix is available is the most conservative option, at the cost of requiring administrator-mediated password resets. The public POC is documented at https://github.com/9str0IL/CVE/issues/4 and should be reviewed to understand the exact attack surface.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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The affected product is the PHP-based 1000 Projects Portfolio Management System MCA 1.0, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:1000_projects:portfolio_management_system_mca:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The vulnerability resides in update_passwd_process.php, a PHP script handling account password updates. CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) describes a class of Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) flaw where the application uses an attacker-controlled value - here the temp_user parameter - as a direct reference to an internal resource (user account) without enforcing server-side ownership validation. This means the application trusts the client-supplied temp_user identifier to scope which account's password to change, rather than binding the operation to the authenticated session's own identity.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Requires authenticated session (PR:L); IDOR allows changing another user's password (I:L); no confidentiality or availability impact; scope unchanged within the application.
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5DescriptionCVE.org
A security flaw has been discovered in 1000 Projects Portfolio Management System MCA 1.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file update_passwd_process.php. The manipulation of the argument temp_user results in authorization bypass. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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