VDB-315211 · CVE-2025-43931 · GCVE-0-2025-43931

flask-boilerplate up to a170e7c password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in flask-boilerplate up to a170e7c. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes password recovery. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-43931. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in flask-boilerplate up to a170e7c and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

flask-boilerplate through a170e7c allows account takeover via the password reset feature because SERVER_NAME is not configured and thus a reset depends on the Host HTTP header.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-43931 since 04/20/2025. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/07/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Name

flask-boilerplate

Version

a170e7c

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/20/2025 CVE reserved
07/07/2025 +78 days Advisory disclosed
07/07/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/07/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43931 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315211

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2025 20:27
Changes: 07/07/2025 20:27 (50)
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Cache ID: 216::103