# CVE-2021-45901: The password-reset form in ServiceNow Orlando provides different responses to invalid authentication attempts depending on whether the usern

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2022-02-10 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The password-reset form in ServiceNow Orlando provides different responses to invalid authentication attempts depending on whether the username exists.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories/
- https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/servicenow-username-enumeration-vulnerability-cve-2021-45901/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165989/ServiceNow-Orlando-Username-Enumeration.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50741
- https://github.com/9lyph/CVE-2021-45901

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