# CVE-2025-62709: ClipBucket v5 is vulnerable to password reset link manipulation

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.5.2#162
- Published: 2025-11-20 · Updated: 2025-11-21

## Affected

- MacWarrior clipbucket-v5: from 5.5.2, fixed in 5.5.2#162

## Description

ClipBucket v5 is an open source video sharing platform. In ClipBucket version 5.5.2, a change to network.class.php causes the application to dynamically build the server URL from the incoming HTTP Host header when the configuration base_url is not set. Because Host is a client-controlled header, an attacker can supply an arbitrary Host value. This allows an attacker to cause password-reset links (sent by forget.php) to be generated with the attacker’s domain. If a victim follows that link and enters their activation code on the attacker-controlled domain, the attacker can capture the code and use it to reset the victim’s password and take over the account. This issue has been patched in version 5.5.2#162.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MacWarrior clipbucket-v5, upgrade to a fixed version (5.5.2#162) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/MacWarrior/clipbucket-v5/security/advisories/GHSA-xhhf-mpqr-2cq5
- https://github.com/MacWarrior/clipbucket-v5/commit/1a93532e665217b5d329808ca78e37e59e9f8a9d

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