CVE-2025-8117 Account Takeover via Reset Password Functionality in PAD CMS

High 8.7 Published Updated

Attackers can take over accounts of users who have not previously used the password reset feature due to improper parameter initialization in PAD CMS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-8117?

CVE-2025-8117 is a high-severity vulnerability in Polska Akademia Dostępności PAD CMS, published on 30 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PAD CMS improperly initializes parameter used for password recovery, which allows to change password for any user that did not use reset password functionality. This issue affects all 3 templates: www, bip and www+bip.

This product is End-Of-Life and producent will not publish patches for this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-909

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8117?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Widzialni Pad Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2025-8117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-8117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fx82-rmfc-9cqg.

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