# CVE-2013-7305: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can reset passwords for banned users by bypassing the ban check in the password submission process, leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jan 2014
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j835-fxpw-xwhm

## What is CVE-2013-7305?

CVE-2013-7305 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in E107 E107, published on 22 Jan 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

fpw.php in e107 through 1.0.4 does not check the user_ban field, which makes it easier for remote attackers to reset passwords by sending a pwsubmit request and leveraging access to the e-mail account of a banned user.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7305?

It affects 1 product.


Products: E107 E107.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-7305?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-7305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-7305 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7305 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in E107 E107

- [CVE-2021-27885](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27885/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-10753](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10753/): Deserialization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-15901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15901/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-50916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50916/): e107 CMS v3.2.1 - Upload restriction bypass (Authenticated [Admin])+ Server file override (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2022-50907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50907/): e107 CMS v3.2.1 - Admin Upload Restriction Bypass + RCE (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-7305 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-7305 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in E107 E107, published on 22 Jan 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7305 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: E107 E107. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7305/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7305/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7305
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7305
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-7305

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