# CVE-2025-7552: Dromara Northstar Path AuthorizationInterceptor.java preHandle access control

> Remote attackers can bypass access controls in Dromara Northstar due to improper authorization checks in the path handler.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 14 Jul 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g88g-9j7x-57v4

## What is CVE-2025-7552?

CVE-2025-7552 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dromara Northstar, published on 13 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Dromara Northstar up to 7.3.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function preHandle of the file northstar-main/src/main/java/org/dromara/northstar/web/interceptor/AuthorizationInterceptor.java of the component Path Handler. The manipulation of the argument Request leads to improper access controls. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 7.3.6 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 8d521bbf531de59b09b8629a9cbf667870ad2541. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7552?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-7552?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-7552 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-7552 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-7552 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-7552 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dromara Northstar, published on 13 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-7552 exists.

Affected product: Dromara Northstar. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7552/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7552/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7552
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7552
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-7552

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7552/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.