CVE-2025-48461 Weak Session Cookie Entropy
Unauthenticated attackers can brute force predictable session cookies to take over accounts and gain administrative access on Advantech WISE devices.
- 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-2025-48461?
CVE-2025-48461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Advantech Wireless Sensing and Equipment (WISE), published on 24 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to conduct brute force guessing and account takeover as the session cookies are predictable, potentially allowing the attackers to gain root, admin or user access and reset passwords.
Weakness: CWE-341
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48461?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Advantech Wise-4010lan Firmware, Advantech Wise-4050lan Firmware, Advantech Wise-4060lan Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-48461?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-48461 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48461 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Advantech Wireless Sensing and Equipment (WISE)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4f7c-7x79-wr4p.