# CVE-2025-24989: Microsoft Power Pages Improper Access Control

> An improper access control flaw in Microsoft Power Pages allows attackers to bypass registration controls and elevate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 21 Feb 2025 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pxjr-976r-24r6

## What is CVE-2025-24989?

CVE-2025-24989 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Power Pages, published on 19 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An improper access control vulnerability in Power Pages allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network potentially bypassing the user registration control.
This vulnerability has already been mitigated in the service and all affected customers have been notified. This update addressed the registration control bypass. Affected customers have been given instructions on reviewing their sites for potential exploitation and clean up methods. If you've not been notified this vulnerability does not affect you.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24989?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Power Pages.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-24989?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 14 Mar 2025.

## Is CVE-2025-24989 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-24989 in the wild since at least 21 Feb 2025.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Power Pages

- [CVE-2026-23652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23652/): Microsoft Power Pages Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-24989 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-24989 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Power Pages, published on 19 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-24989 in the wild since at least 21 Feb 2025.

Affected product: Microsoft Power Pages. 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-2025-24989/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24989/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24989
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24989
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24989

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24989/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.