CVE-2025-25497 Missing authorization in n/a
Attackers can unauthorizedly reassign account ownership in Netsweeper Server due to missing server-side validation, enabling privilege escalation and data modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-25497?
CVE-2025-25497 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue in account management interface in Netsweeper Server v.8.2.6 and earlier (fixed in v.8.2.7) allows unauthorized changes to the "Account Owner" field due to client-side-only restrictions and a lack of server-side validation. This vulnerability enables account ownership reassignment to or away from any user.
Weakness: CWE-602
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25497?
How do I fix CVE-2025-25497?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-25497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2jvp-r7m9-xhpr.