CVE-2025-52024 Missing authorization in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can access internal API testing tools to discover and execute critical POS functions like transaction retrieval and credit adjustments.
- 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-2025-52024?
CVE-2025-52024 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability exists in the Aptsys POS Platform Web Services module thru 2025-05-28, which exposes internal API testing tools to unauthenticated users. By accessing specific URLs, an attacker is presented with a directory-style index listing all available backend services and POS web services, each with an HTML form for submitting test input. These panels are intended for developer use, but are accessible in production environments with no authentication or session validation. This grants any external actor the ability to discover, test, and execute API endpoints that perform critical functions including but not limited to user transaction retrieval, credit adjustments, POS actions, and internal data queries.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52024?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aptsys Gemscms Backend.
How do I fix CVE-2025-52024?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52024 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-2025-52024 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52024 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hcr4-42v2-c272.