Horizon Alert
Summary of the vulnerability and why it matters
This advisory concerns a critical vulnerability in an application's password reset feature, which, if enabled and email is configured, allows attackers to take over any account through brute-force attacks. While device credentials and customer data are not at risk, an attacker could gain administrative access, potentially reconfiguring the service or requesting log collection. The primary concern is confirming relevance and exposure to this type of administrative access.
- Attackers can brute-force password resets.
- It allows unauthorized administrative control.
- Confirm if this application feature is enabled.
Attack Path
How an attacker could exploit the issue
An attacker, with no prior authentication, can initiate a password reset for any account. Since there are no limits on the number of attempts to enter the reset code, the attacker can repeatedly guess the code until they gain access to the account. This could potentially lead to an attacker taking over an administrative account within the application.
- Requires no authentication or prior access.
- Attacker guesses reset codes repeatedly.
- Risk of unauthorized administrative access.
Live Threat
Current exploitation, exposure, and threat context
This vulnerability could allow an attacker to take over any user account when the password reset functionality is enabled and email is configured, due to a lack of rate limiting on reset code attempts. Device credentials and customer data cannot be accessed.
- User account access.
- Brute-force attack on reset codes.
- Unauthorized administrative actions.
Operational Fix
Recommended remediation, mitigation, and detection steps
The application owner or the platform team is likely responsible for addressing this vulnerability, as it affects password reset functionality. The first practical step is to identify all instances of the affected application, confirm its reachability and business criticality, and then determine the accountable owner for remediation planning.
- Application or platform teams own the issue.
- Verify application reachability and criticality.
- Plan remediation based on identified risk.
