# CVE-2024-9907: QileCMS Verification Code Forget.php sendEmail password recovery

> Weak password recovery logic in QileCMS allows remote attackers to potentially take over user accounts via the verification code handler.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pq4q-5j29-p25c

## What is CVE-2024-9907?

CVE-2024-9907 is a medium-severity vulnerability in QileCMS, published on 13 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in QileCMS up to 1.1.3. This vulnerability affects the function sendEmail of the file /qilecms/user/controller/Forget.php of the component Verification Code Handler. The manipulation leads to weak password recovery. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9907?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-9907?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9907 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9907 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9907 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9907 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9907 is a medium-severity vulnerability in QileCMS, published on 13 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9907 exists.

Affected product: QileCMS. 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-2024-9907/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9907/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9907
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9907
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9907

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9907/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.