# CVE-2025-13808: orionsec orion-ops User Profile UserController.java update improper authorization

> Attackers can modify user profiles without proper authorization checks in the orion-ops web application, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 1 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fxj6-w3mv-7pg7

## What is CVE-2025-13808?

CVE-2025-13808 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in orionsec orion-ops, published on 1 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw has been found in orionsec orion-ops up to 5925824997a3109651bbde07460958a7be249ed1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function update of the file orion-ops-api/orion-ops-web/src/main/java/cn/orionsec/ops/controller/UserController.java of the component User Profile Handler. This manipulation of the argument ID causes improper authorization. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13808?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Orionsec Orion Ops.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-13808?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-13808 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-13808 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in orionsec orion-ops

- [CVE-2025-13807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13807/): orionsec orion-ops API MachineKeyController.java MachineKeyController improper authorization (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-13809](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13809/): orionsec orion-ops SSH Connection MachineInfoController.java server-side request forgery (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-13808 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-13808 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in orionsec orion-ops, published on 1 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-13808 exists.

Affected product: orionsec orion-ops. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13808/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13808/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13808
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13808
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-13808

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13808/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.