# CVE-2023-2807: Authentication bypass in password reset process

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication in the password reset process to take over any user account in Pandora FMS.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w5wr-pv9p-hfhr

## What is CVE-2023-2807?

CVE-2023-2807 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Artica PFMS Pandora FMS, published on 13 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in the password reset process of Pandora FMS allows an unauthenticated attacker to initiate a password reset process for any user account without proper authentication. This issue affects PandoraFMS v771 and prior versions on all platforms.

Weakness: CWE-290 (Authentication Bypass by Spoofing)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2807?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pandorafms Pandora Fms.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2807?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2807 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2807 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Artica PFMS Pandora FMS

- [CVE-2021-34074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34074/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-13854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13854/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11749/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2020-13851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13851/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-34088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34088/): Pandora FMS Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Ping Module (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2807 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2807 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Artica PFMS Pandora FMS, published on 13 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Artica PFMS Pandora FMS. 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-2023-2807/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2807/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2807
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2807
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2807

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2807/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.