CVE-2025-30040 Missing authentication in API returning request logs containing session IDs
Unauthenticated attackers can access session IDs via an unprotected API endpoint, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-30040?
CVE-2025-30040 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in CGM CLININET, published on 27 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to download a file containing session ID data by directly accessing the "/cgi-bin/CliniNET.prd/utils/userlogxls.pl" endpoint.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30040?
How do I fix CVE-2025-30040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30040 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-2025-30040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fhh8-vcgf-w3xm.