CVE-2026-25509 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-204 vulnerability in ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms. A fix is available for ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms — see the affected versions and patch details below.
CI4MS Vulnerable to User Email Enumeration via Password Reset Flow
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-25509.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
ci4-cms-erp/ci4msReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Summary
The authentication implementation in CI4MS is vulnerable to email enumeration. An unauthenticated attacker can determine whether an email address is registered in the system by analyzing the application's response during the password reset process.
Vulnerability Details
- The password reset flow returns different responses based on whether the provided email address exists in the database or not.
- If the email is registered, the system typically returns a success message (e.g., "Password reset link has been sent").
If the email is not registered, the system returns an error message (e.g., "User not found" or a different HTTP status code).
This discrepancy allows attackers to programmatically "enumerate" or confirm valid user emails, which can then be used for targeted phishing attacks or brute-force attempts.
Steps to Reproduce
- Navigate to the password reset page of the CI4MS installation.
- Enter an email address that you know is not registered (e.g., [email protected]) and submit. Note the response message/code.
- Enter an email address that is registered (e.g., an admin or test account) and submit. Note the different response.
- The difference between these two responses confirms the enumeration vulnerability.
Suggested Mitigation
Implement a uniform, generic response for all password reset requests, regardless of whether the email exists. Recommended message: "If an account is associated with this email address, a password reset link has been sent."
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms | all versions | 0.28.5.0composer require ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms:^0.28.5.0 |
Affected Products
ci4msci4-cms-erpDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms to 0.28.5.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-25509 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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