Insufficient access control in the registration and password reset process allows an attacker to reset another user's password and takeover their account, if the victim has an incomplete request pending.
The exploit is only possible while the verification token is valid, i.e for 5 minutes after the confirmation URL sent by e-mail has been opened, and the user did not complete the process by updating their password.
A brute-force attack calling account_update.php with increasing user IDs is possible.
Impact
A successful takeover would grant the attacker full access to the compromised account, including sensitive information and functionalities associated with the account, the extent of which depends on its privileges and the data it has access to.
Patches
92d11a0
Workarounds
Mitigate the risk by reducing the verification token's validity (change the value of the TOKEN_EXPIRY_AUTHENTICATED constant in constants_inc.php).
References
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=34433
Credits
Alexander Christian, from Vantage Point Security Indonesia
dregad Remediation developer
redna-xela Reporter
Insufficient access control in the registration and password reset process allows an attacker to reset another user's password and takeover their account, if the victim has an incomplete request pending.
The exploit is only possible while the verification token is valid, i.e for 5 minutes after the confirmation URL sent by e-mail has been opened, and the user did not complete the process by updating their password.
A brute-force attack calling account_update.php with increasing user IDs is possible.
Impact
A successful takeover would grant the attacker full access to the compromised account, including sensitive information and functionalities associated with the account, the extent of which depends on its privileges and the data it has access to.
Patches
92d11a0
Workarounds
Mitigate the risk by reducing the verification token's validity (change the value of the
TOKEN_EXPIRY_AUTHENTICATEDconstant in constants_inc.php).References
https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=34433
Credits
Alexander Christian, from Vantage Point Security Indonesia