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UPchieve · Report #1166066

No Rate Limit On Reset Password

Validstatus
lowseverity
12upvotes
31 Aug 2021disclosed

How it was found

welcome all : i found that no rate limit in reset password in ::: ==https://app.upchieve.org/resetpassword==

Summary: No rate limit check on forgot password which can lead to mass mailing and spamming of users and possible employees A little bit about Rate Limit: A rate limiting algorithm is used to check if the user session (or IP-address) has to be limited based on the information in the session cache.

Steps To Reproduce The Issue 1- create account and go to reset password 2- intercept burp and send request to intruder 3- make payload and start attack

attchaments ::

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similar reports ::::

1-https://hackerone.com/reports/751604 2-https://hackerone.com/reports/441161 3- https://hackerone.com/reports/280534

Suggested fix Use CAPTCHA verification if many request sent.

Impact

1- Attacker could use this vulnerability to bomb out the email inbox of the victim. 2- Attacker could send Spear-Phishing to the selected mail address.

This report was disclosed publicly on HackerOne and belongs to its author and the program. See the original