# CVE-2023-35134: Weintek Weincloud Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

> An attacker can reset user passwords using only the account's JWT token, leading to account takeover in Weintek Weincloud.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 19 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vwc3-57vr-h373

## What is CVE-2023-35134?

CVE-2023-35134 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Weintek Weincloud, published on 19 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Weintek Weincloud v0.13.6

 could allow an attacker to reset a password with the corresponding account’s JWT token only.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35134?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Weintek Weincloud.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-35134?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-35134 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-35134 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35134 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Weintek Weincloud

- [CVE-2023-34429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34429/): Weintek Weincloud Improper Handling of Structural Elements (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-37362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37362/): Weintek Weincloud Improper Authentication (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-32657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32657/): Weintek Weincloud Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-35134 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-35134 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Weintek Weincloud, published on 19 Jul 2023. 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-2023-35134 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Weintek Weincloud. 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-2023-35134/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35134/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35134
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35134
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35134

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35134/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.