CVE-2025-1144

9.8 CRITICAL

📋 TL;DR

The School Affairs System from Quanxun exposes sensitive information to unauthenticated attackers, allowing them to access database information and plaintext administrator credentials. This affects all organizations using the vulnerable version of this educational management software.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Quanxun School Affairs System
Versions: Specific version information not provided in references; likely multiple versions affected
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: The vulnerability appears to be in the web interface component of the system. No specific configuration requirements mentioned for exploitation.

⚠️ Manual Verification Required

This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.

Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).

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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete system compromise with attackers gaining administrative access, exfiltrating sensitive student/staff data, and potentially deploying ransomware or other malware.

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Likely Case

Attackers steal administrator credentials, gain unauthorized access to the system, and potentially modify student records, grades, or financial information.

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If Mitigated

Limited exposure if system is behind strong network segmentation with proper authentication controls, though the vulnerability still exists.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: HIGH

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

The vulnerability requires no authentication and provides direct access to sensitive information, making exploitation trivial for attackers with network access.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Not specified

Vendor Advisory: Not provided in references

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Contact Quanxun vendor for patch information
2. Monitor vendor website for security updates
3. Apply any available patches immediately

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Network Isolation

linux

Restrict access to the School Affairs System to internal networks only

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [PORT] -s [TRUSTED_NETWORK] -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [PORT] -j DROP

Web Application Firewall

all

Deploy WAF to block unauthorized access to sensitive endpoints

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Immediately change all administrator passwords and implement multi-factor authentication
  • Implement network segmentation to isolate the School Affairs System from internet access

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Attempt to access sensitive endpoints without authentication. Check if database information or credentials are exposed via web interface.

Check Version:

Check system documentation or contact vendor for version information

Verify Fix Applied:

Test that sensitive endpoints now require proper authentication and no longer expose database information or credentials.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unauthenticated access to sensitive endpoints
  • Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful access
  • Unusual database queries from web application

Network Indicators:

  • Unusual traffic patterns to database-related endpoints
  • External IP addresses accessing administrative interfaces

SIEM Query:

source="web_logs" AND (url="*/sensitive_endpoint*" OR url="*/admin*" OR url="*/database*") AND auth_status="unauthenticated"

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