CVE-2022-0777
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass password recovery mechanisms in Microweber CMS, potentially gaining unauthorized access to user accounts. It affects all Microweber installations prior to version 1.3 that have password recovery functionality enabled. Attackers can exploit weak validation in the password reset process to take over accounts.
💻 Affected Systems
- Microweber CMS
📦 What is this software?
Microweber by Microweber
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete account takeover leading to administrative access, data theft, privilege escalation, and potential site compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to user accounts, potential data exposure, and session hijacking.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper monitoring and multi-factor authentication in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details available in public references; requires access to password reset functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.3 and later
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/microweber/microweber/commit/a3944cf9d1d8c41a48297ddc98302934e2511b0f
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update Microweber to version 1.3 or later. 2. Apply commit a3944cf9d1d8c41a48297ddc98302934e2511b0f if manual patch needed. 3. Verify password recovery functionality works correctly.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Password Recovery
allTemporarily disable password recovery functionality to prevent exploitation.
Edit configuration to disable password reset features
Implement Rate Limiting
allAdd rate limiting to password reset endpoints to reduce brute-force attempts.
Configure web server or application rate limiting rules
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strong multi-factor authentication for all user accounts
- Monitor password reset logs for suspicious activity and implement alerting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Microweber version; if below 1.3, system is vulnerable. Test password reset functionality for weak validation.Check Version:
Check Microweber admin panel or version file in installation directoryVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 1.3 or later. Test password reset with invalid tokens to ensure proper rejection.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed password reset attempts
- Successful password resets from unusual IPs
- Password reset requests with malformed tokens
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic to password reset endpoints
- Brute-force patterns against /user/forgot-password
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (url_path="/user/forgot-password" OR url_path="/user/reset-password") AND status=200 | stats count by src_ip🔗 References
- https://github.com/microweber/microweber/commit/a3944cf9d1d8c41a48297ddc98302934e2511b0f
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/b36be8cd-544f-42bd-990d-aa1a46df44d7
- https://github.com/microweber/microweber/commit/a3944cf9d1d8c41a48297ddc98302934e2511b0f
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/b36be8cd-544f-42bd-990d-aa1a46df44d7
