CVE-2025-60954
📋 TL;DR
Microweber CMS 2.0 has weak password requirements that allow users to set extremely simple passwords during password resets, including single-character passwords. This vulnerability affects all Microweber CMS 2.0 installations and can lead to account compromise, including administrative accounts.
💻 Affected Systems
- Microweber CMS
📦 What is this software?
Microweber by Microweber
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers brute-force weak passwords to compromise administrative accounts, gaining full control over the CMS to deface websites, steal data, or install malware.
Likely Case
Attackers use automated tools to guess weak passwords on user accounts, leading to unauthorized access and potential privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
With strong password policies enforced, risk is limited to other attack vectors; accounts remain protected against brute-force attacks.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires access to password reset functionality; automated tools can easily brute-force weak passwords.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available; implement workarounds or upgrade to a patched version if released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Enforce Password Policy via Custom Code
allModify Microweber CMS code to enforce minimum password length and complexity during password resets.
Edit password reset validation logic in the CMS source code to require passwords of at least 8 characters with mixed characters.
Use Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allConfigure WAF to block password reset requests with weak passwords based on length or pattern.
Add custom WAF rule to reject POST requests to password reset endpoints with password parameters shorter than 8 characters.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Monitor for brute-force attempts on password reset endpoints and alert on suspicious activity.
- Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all user accounts to reduce impact of password compromise.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Attempt a password reset on the Microweber CMS interface and try setting a single-character password; if accepted, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Check the Microweber CMS admin panel or version file for '2.0'.Verify Fix Applied:
After applying workarounds, test password reset with weak passwords to ensure they are rejected.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts after password reset, unusual account access from new IPs.
Network Indicators:
- High volume of POST requests to password reset endpoints, patterns of short password submissions.
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND url="*/password-reset*" AND status=200 AND password_length<8