# CVE-2020-26061: Auth bypass in n/a

> An unauthenticated remote attacker can bypass security question validation to reset passwords for any registered user in the Passwordstate Password Reset Portal.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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:** 5 Oct 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f473-4gx3-59rw

## What is CVE-2020-26061?

CVE-2020-26061 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ClickStudios Passwordstate Password Reset Portal prior to build 8501 is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability. The ResetPassword function does not validate whether the user has successfully authenticated using security questions. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to the /account/ResetPassword page to set a new password for any registered user.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26061?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Clickstudios Passwordstate.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-26061?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26061 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-26061 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26061 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2020-26061 - ClickStudios Passwordstate Password Reset Portal (github_poc): https://github.com/missing0x00/CVE-2020-26061

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-3875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3875/): Click Studios Passwordstate API authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2020-27747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27747/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2022-25570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25570/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-14776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14776/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-4613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4613/): Click Studios Passwordstate Browser Extension Provisioning improper authorization (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-26061 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-26061 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Oct 2020. 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-2020-26061 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2020-26061/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26061/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26061
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26061
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-26061

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