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CVE-2009-5025 Details

Description

A backdoor (aka BMSA-2009-07) was found in PyForum v1.0.3 where an attacker who knows a valid user email could force a password reset on behalf of that user.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2009-5025 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Nov/353 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/26/7 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2009-5025 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Nov/353 [email protected]Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pyforum project pyforum
1.0.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:pyforum_project:pyforum:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-5025
NVD Published Date:
Jan 15, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]