CVE-2025-15398
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Uasoft Badaso allows attackers to exploit weak password recovery mechanisms in the forgetPassword function. Attackers can potentially reset user passwords without proper authorization, leading to account compromise. All users running vulnerable versions of Badaso are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Uasoft Badaso
📦 What is this software?
Badaso by Uatech
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers gain unauthorized access to user accounts, potentially compromising sensitive data, performing unauthorized actions, or escalating privileges within the application.
Likely Case
Attackers reset passwords for targeted user accounts, gaining access to those accounts and any associated data or permissions.
If Mitigated
With proper monitoring and authentication controls, unauthorized password resets are detected and prevented before account compromise occurs.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used, though complexity is high according to the description.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Vendor was contacted but did not respond. Consider upgrading to any version above 2.9.7 if available.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Password Reset Functionality
allTemporarily disable the forgetPassword functionality until a fix is available
Comment out or remove the forgetPassword function in src/Controllers/BadasoAuthController.php
Implement Rate Limiting
allAdd rate limiting to password reset requests to prevent brute force attacks
Implement rate limiting middleware for the password reset endpoint
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement additional authentication factors for password reset requests
- Monitor logs for unusual password reset activity and implement alerting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if running Badaso version 2.9.7 or earlier and examine the forgetPassword function in src/Controllers/BadasoAuthController.php for weak recovery logicCheck Version:
Check package.json or composer.json for Badaso version, or run: php artisan --version (if Badaso provides version command)Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that password reset functionality requires proper authentication and validation, or that the function has been properly secured📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple password reset requests for the same user
- Password reset requests from unusual IP addresses
- Successful password resets without proper authentication
Network Indicators:
- Unusual patterns of POST requests to password reset endpoints
- Multiple failed password reset attempts followed by successful ones
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (url_path="/api/auth/forgot-password" OR url_path LIKE "%/password/reset%") AND (status=200 OR status=302) | stats count by src_ip, user_agent🔗 References
- https://note-hxlab.wetolink.com/share/HG1CWbb7FVnq
- https://note-hxlab.wetolink.com/share/HG1CWbb7FVnq#-span--strong-step-1--trigger-password-reset-for-victim--strong---span-
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.339207
- https://vuldb.com/?id.339207
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.720129
- https://note-hxlab.wetolink.com/share/HG1CWbb7FVnq
- https://note-hxlab.wetolink.com/share/HG1CWbb7FVnq#-span--strong-step-1--trigger-password-reset-for-victim--strong---span-
