# CVE-2025-71457: vtenext 25.02 before 25.02.1 Unverified Password Change via hub/rpwd.php

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-04. Updated: 2026-11-04.

vtenext 25.02 before 25.02.1 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to change any account password via hub/rpwd.php without token verification. Attackers knowing a valid user_name can send action=change_password to RecoverPwd::displayChangePwd() and log in as administrators lacking two-factor authentication.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- vtenext / vtenext: ≥ 25.02; < 25.02.1 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 9.3 (critical); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 3.1: 9.8 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-620

## Exploit evidence

- exploit: https://blog.sicuranext.com/vtenext-25-02-a-three-way-path-to-rce/ (CNA: VulnCheck)

## References

- https://blog.sicuranext.com/vtenext-25-02-a-three-way-path-to-rce/ (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory, exploit)

- https://0xbro.red/posts/vtenext-25-02-a-three-way-path-to-rce/ (CNA: VulnCheck; technical-description)

- https://usermanual.vtenext.com/books/release-notes-history/page/vtenext-25021-release-note (CNA: VulnCheck; release-notes)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vtenext-25.02-before-25.02.1-unverified-password-change-via-hub-rpwd-php (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71457; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-04

Revision: a854f7b0836f5e23c5d22105bd70505c1758e05b521e43213771fa23cab43bf6

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2025-71457

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