What is CVE-2018-1000501?

CVE-2018-1000501 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Instant-Update Instant Update Cms, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-1000501?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Instant-Update Instant Update Cms

CVE-2018-1000501

Instant Update CMS contains a Password Reset Vulnerability vulnerability in /iu-application/controllers/administration/auth.php that can result in Account Tackover. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v0.3.3.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Instant-update Instant_update_cms
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1000501?: CVE-2018-1000501 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Instant-Update Instant Update Cms, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-1000501?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.