CVE-2023-36487
The password reset function in ILIAS 7.0_beta1 through 7.20 and 8.0_beta1 through 8.1 allows...
The password reset function in ILIAS 7.0_beta1 through 7.20 and 8.0_beta1 through 8.1 allows remote attackers to take over the account.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The password reset function in ILIAS 7.0_beta1 through 7.20 and 8.0_beta1 through 8.1 allows remote attackers to take over the account.
- Record
CVE-2023-36487- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The password reset function in ILIAS 7.0_beta1 through 7.20 and 8.0_beta1 through 8.1 allows remote attackers to take over the account.
- Record
CVE-2023-36487- Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-40436 No score
The password reset function in ILIAS 7.0_beta1 through 7.20 and 8.0_beta1 through 8.1 allows remote attackers to take over the account.
- Record
EUVD-2023-40436- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v5mf-vjw2-x655
The password reset function in ILIAS 7.0_beta1 through 7.20 and 8.0_beta1 through 8.1 allows...
The password reset function in ILIAS 7.0_beta1 through 7.20 and 8.0_beta1 through 8.1 allows remote attackers to take over the account.
- Record
GHSA-v5mf-vjw2-x655- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The password reset function in ILIAS 7.0_beta1 through 7.20 and 8.0_beta1 through 8.1 allows remote attackers to take over the account.
- Record
CVE-2023-36487- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-36487 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ilias, published June 29, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.03%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docu.ilias.de/ilias.php?ref_id=1719&obj_id=141694&obj_type=PageObject&cmd=layout&cmdClass=illmpresentationgui&cmdNode=13g&baseClass=ilLMPresentationGUI
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36487
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v5mf-vjw2-x655