Weak password recovery in OpenAM
Priority LOW 35CWE-640Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-640.
Summary
OpenAM (Open Source Edition) 13.0 and later does not properly manage sessions, which allows remote authenticated attackers to change the security questions and reset the login password via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01057 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAM Consortium | OpenAM | 13.0 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenAM VendorOpenAM Consortium Affected 13.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0696
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mp8r-jgrr-9j4x
References
More Osstech Openam vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-07971 Improper authentication in OpenAM CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2019-04211 Open redirect in OpenAM CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-13631 Open redirect in OpenAM CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2018-0696 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-0696 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mp8r-jgrr-9j4x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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