CVE-2025-14881 Insecure direct object reference
Attackers can access other users' sensitive files by guessing UUIDs due to missing authorization checks on API endpoints.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-14881?
CVE-2025-14881 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in pretix, published on 19 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple API endpoints allowed access to sensitive files from other users by knowing the UUID of the file that were not intended to be accessible by UUID only.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14881?
7 open source packages ship an affected version, including pretix.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
pretix PyPI | All versions | 2025.8.3, 2025.9.3, 2025.10.1 |
pretix PyPI | All versions | 2025.8.3 |
pretix PyPI | All versions | 2025.8.3 |
pretix PyPI | From 2025.10.0 | 2025.10.1 |
pretix PyPI | From 2025.10.0 | 2025.10.1 |
pretix PyPI | From 2025.9.0 | 2025.9.3 |
1 more packages
pretix PyPI | From 2025.9.0 | 2025.9.3 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-14881?
Upgrade pretix to a fixed version for your release line: 2025.8.3, 2025.9.3 or 2025.10.1.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-14881 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14881 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r2h2-g46h-8mx8, PYSEC-2026-1803.