CWE-620

Unverified Password Change

When setting a new password for a user, the product does not require knowledge of the original password, or using another form of authentication.

CVE-2025-10159 (GCVE-0-2025-10159)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-09 20:58
Modified
2025-09-10 16:10
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-620 - Unverified Password Change
Summary
An authentication bypass vulnerability allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges on Sophos AP6 Series Wireless Access Points older than firmware version 1.7.2563 (MR7).
Impacted products
Show details on NVD website


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CVE-2025-4606 (GCVE-0-2025-4606)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-07-09 03:22
Modified
2025-07-09 14:29
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-620 - Unverified Password Change
Summary
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Impacted products
Show details on NVD website


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CVE-2025-46389 (GCVE-0-2025-46389)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-08-06 10:51
Modified
2025-08-06 13:13
CWE
  • CWE-620 - Unverified Password Change
Summary
CWE-620: Unverified Password Change
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Emby MediaBrowser Version: 4.9.0.35
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Show details on NVD website


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Mitigation

Phase: Architecture and Design

Description:

  • When prompting for a password change, force the user to provide the original password in addition to the new password.
Mitigation

Phase: Architecture and Design

Description:

  • Do not use "forgotten password" functionality. But if you must, ensure that you are only providing information to the actual user, e.g. by using an email address or challenge question that the legitimate user already provided in the past; do not allow the current user to change this identity information until the correct password has been provided.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.

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