Password Recovery Vulnerability in PAD CMS by PAD Technologies
CVE-2025-8117

8.7HIGH

Key Information:

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-8117?

The PAD CMS platform features a security issue where the parameter used for password recovery is not properly initialized. This flaw allows unauthorized users to change passwords for any account that has not utilized the reset password functionality. This issue affects all variants of PAD CMS templates, including www, bip, and www+bip. Given that PAD CMS has reached its End-Of-Life, no patches or fixes will be provided for this critical security vulnerability, increasing the risk of exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

PAD CMS 0 <= 1.2.1

References

CVSS V4

Score:
8.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Mateusz Jurczak (CERT.PL)
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CVE-2025-8117 : Password Recovery Vulnerability in PAD CMS by PAD Technologies