Schule Missing Rate Limiting on OTP Email Requests – Susceptible to Abuse & DoS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Schule is open-source school management system software. Prior to version 1.0.1, the file forgot_password.php (or equivalent endpoint responsible for email-based OTP generation) lacks proper rate limiting controls, allowing attackers to abuse the OTP request functionality. This vulnerability can be exploited to send an excessive number of OTP emails, leading to potential denial-of-service (DoS) conditions or facilitating user harassment through email flooding. Version 1.0.1 fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Schule (schule111) Fixed in 1.0.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-48375
References
More schule111 Schule School Management System vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-30699 Schule Has Client-Side Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.6
- TI-2025-30698 Schule Has Insecure OTP Length, is Susceptible to Brute-Force Attacks CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.6
Sources
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