CVE-2026-31283

In Totara LMS v19.1.5 and before, the forgot password API does not implement rate limiting for the target email address

Critical · published April 13, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In Totara LMS v19.1.5 and before, the forgot password API does not implement rate limiting for the target email address. which can be used for an Email Bombing attack. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that the pwresettime configuration defaults to 30 minutes, the pwresettime configuration is a hard control enforced via flag PWRESET_STATUS_ALREADYSENT, and no further password-reset email messages are sent if this flag is active for a specific email address.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00553 · 45.4th percentile
Published
2026-04-13T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 APR 00:00Z
    In Totara LMS v19.1.5 and before, the forgot password API does not implement rate limiting for the target email address
    cvelistv5