CVE-2020-15181: Admin account takeover in Alfresco Reset Password

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-09-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The Alfresco Reset Password add-on before version 1.2.0 relies on untrusted inputs in a security decision. Intruders can get admin's access to the system using the vulnerability in the project. Impacts all servers where this add-on is installed. The problem is fixed in version 1.2.0

Affected products

FlexSolution AlfrescoResetPassword: before 1.2.0 — fixed in 1.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: FlexSolution AlfrescoResetPassword 1.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/FlexSolution/AlfrescoResetPassword/commit/5927b9651356c4cd952cb9b485292583d305b47c
https://github.com/FlexSolution/AlfrescoResetPassword/security/advisories/GHSA-xrc8-fjp4-h4fv
https://github.com/FlexSolution/AlfrescoResetPassword/commit/5927b9651356c4cd952cb9b485292583d305b47c
https://github.com/FlexSolution/AlfrescoResetPassword/security/advisories/GHSA-xrc8-fjp4-h4fv

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