CVE-2025-42600 Brute Force Attack Vulnerability in Meon KYC solutions
Remote attackers can brute force OTPs due to missing attempt limits, leading to unauthorized access to user accounts in Meon KYC solutions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-42600?
CVE-2025-42600 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Meon KYC solutions, published on 23 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This vulnerability exists in Meon KYC solutions due to missing restrictions on the number of incorrect One-Time Password (OTP) attempts through certain API endpoints of login process. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a brute force attack on OTP, which could lead to gain unauthorized access to other user accounts.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-42600?
How do I fix CVE-2025-42600?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-42600 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-42600 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-42600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjqh-wp4h-xm3r.