# CVE-2023-34357: Soar Cloud Ltd. HR Portal - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

> Attackers can reuse expired password reset links to take over user accounts in Soar Cloud Ltd. HR Portal.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qh6w-jh2g-p57r

## What is CVE-2023-34357?

CVE-2023-34357 is a high-severity vulnerability in Soar Cloud Ltd.  HR Portal, published on 7 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Soar Cloud Ltd. HR Portal has a weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. The reset password link sent out through e-mail, and the link will remain valid after the password has been reset and after the expected expiration date. An attacker with access to the browser history or has the line can thus use the URL again to change the password in order to take over the account.

Weakness: CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34357?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Scshr Hr Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-34357?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-34357 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34357 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Soar Cloud Ltd.  HR Portal

- [CVE-2025-48780](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48780/): Soar Cloud HRD Human Resource Management System - Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-48782](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48782/): Soar Cloud HRD Human Resource Management System - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-5192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5192/): Soar Cloud HRD Human Resource Management System - Missing Authentication for Critical Function (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-48783](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48783/): Soar Cloud HRD Human Resource Management System - External Control of File Name or Path (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-48784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48784/): Soar Cloud HRD Human Resource Management System - Missing Authorization (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-34357 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-34357 is a high-severity vulnerability in Soar Cloud Ltd.  HR Portal, published on 7 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34357 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Soar Cloud Ltd.  HR Portal. 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-2023-34357/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34357/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34357
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34357
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34357

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34357/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.