QianFox FoxCMS Admin.php edit password recovery
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-640.
Summary
A vulnerability was identified in QianFox FoxCMS up to 1.2.6. This affects the function Edit of the file Admin.php. The manipulation leads to weak password recovery. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9609
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w64-6cpx-85ph
References
More qianfox vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28745 foxcms v1.2.5 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the delRestoreSerie method. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-32382 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the component /controller/PicManager.php of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
- TI-2025-28746 An issue in the restores method (DataBackup.php) of foxcms v2.0.6 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-10354 qianfox FoxCMS Search cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-06905 qianfox FoxCMS Video.php batchCope sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-05504 qianfox FoxCMS Download.php batchCope sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-9609 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9609 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8w64-6cpx-85ph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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