CVE-2018-1000501

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-06-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-640

Description

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.

Affected products

Instant-Update Instant Update Cms: before 0.3.3 — fixed in 0.3.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Instant-Update Instant Update Cms 0.3.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://my.instant-update.com/t/i-wanna-to-report-an-security-issue/659/3
https://github.com/InstantUpdate/CMS/commit/5e70496b6b0c4cd554e62a709a248c1584533da6
http://my.instant-update.com/t/i-wanna-to-report-an-security-issue/659/3
https://github.com/InstantUpdate/CMS/commit/5e70496b6b0c4cd554e62a709a248c1584533da6

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