PHPNuxBill through 2025.3.20 contains an account takeover vulnerability in the customer password reset flow in system/controllers/forgot.php that allows unauthenticated attackers to brute-force the 6-digit otp_code. Attackers knowing a customer username can guess the code without attempt limits or lockout, then read the newly set password from the HTTP response to hijack the account.
History

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Hotspotbilling
Hotspotbilling phpnuxbill
Vendors & Products Hotspotbilling
Hotspotbilling phpnuxbill

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description PHPNuxBill through 2025.3.20 contains an account takeover vulnerability in the customer password reset flow in system/controllers/forgot.php that allows unauthenticated attackers to brute-force the 6-digit otp_code. Attackers knowing a customer username can guess the code without attempt limits or lockout, then read the newly set password from the HTTP response to hijack the account.
Title PHPNuxBill through 2025.3.20 Account Takeover via Brute-Forceable Password Reset Code
Weaknesses CWE-307
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-09T14:33:32.201Z

Updated: 2026-10-09T17:26:03.792Z

Reserved: 2026-10-09T13:44:40.883Z

Link: CVE-2026-108109

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-09T17:25:52.541Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-09T15:17:12.047

Modified: 2026-10-09T18:17:06.727

Link: CVE-2026-108109

cve-icon Redhat

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