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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-25994

In Userfrosting, versions v0.3.1 to v4.6.2 are vulnerable to Host Header Injection. By luring a victim application user to click on a link, an unauthenticated attacker can use the “forgot password” functionality to reset the victim’s password and successfully take over their account.

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CVE-2021-25994
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31 Oct 2026, 11:15 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-25994

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Jan 2022, 07:15 UTC

In Userfrosting, versions v0.3.1 to v4.6.2 are vulnerable to Host Header Injection. By luring a victim application user to click on a link, an unauthenticated attacker can use the “forgot password” functionality to reset the victim’s password and successfully take over their account.

osv:CVE-2021-25994
Complete source record
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 384488,
  "published_at": "2022-01-03T07:15:07.243+00:00"
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