CVE-2025-13808
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes an improper authorization vulnerability in orion-ops that allows attackers to manipulate user IDs in the user profile update function. Attackers can exploit this flaw remotely to potentially escalate privileges or modify other users' profiles. Any system running the vulnerable orion-ops version is affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- orionsec orion-ops
📦 What is this software?
Orion Ops by Orionsec
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise through privilege escalation to administrative access, allowing attackers to modify any user account, access sensitive data, or execute arbitrary commands.
Likely Case
Unauthorized modification of user profiles, potential privilege escalation to gain additional system access, and data integrity compromise.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation and access controls, potentially only affecting isolated components.
🎯 Exploit Status
Proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available in GitHub repositories; exploitation requires some authentication but not necessarily privileged access.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available - vendor did not respond to disclosure
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Check for updated versions from the vendor or community 2. Apply any available patches 3. Restart the orion-ops service 4. Verify the fix by testing the vulnerability
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Access Restriction
linuxRestrict network access to orion-ops API endpoints to only trusted IP addresses or networks
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [orion-ops-port] -s [trusted-ip] -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [orion-ops-port] -j DROP
Application Firewall Rules
allImplement WAF rules to block suspicious user ID manipulation patterns in API requests
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate orion-ops from untrusted networks
- Deploy additional authentication and authorization layers before the vulnerable component
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the git commit hash of your orion-ops installation; if it's 5925824997a3109651bbde07460958a7be249ed1 or earlier, you're vulnerableCheck Version:
cd /path/to/orion-ops && git log --oneline -1Verify Fix Applied:
Test the user profile update functionality with unauthorized user ID manipulation attempts; successful updates indicate vulnerability📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual user profile update requests
- User ID parameter manipulation in API logs
- Failed authorization attempts for user updates
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /api/user/update with modified ID parameters
- Unusual API call patterns from single sources
SIEM Query:
source="orion-ops" AND (uri_path="/api/user/update" AND (user_id!=current_user OR user_id parameter manipulation))🔗 References
- https://github.com/Xzzz111/exps/blob/main/archives/orion-ops-privilege-escalation-1/report.md
- https://github.com/Xzzz111/exps/blob/main/archives/orion-ops-privilege-escalation-1/report.md#proof-of-concept
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.333818
- https://vuldb.com/?id.333818
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.692068
- https://github.com/Xzzz111/exps/blob/main/archives/orion-ops-privilege-escalation-1/report.md
- https://github.com/Xzzz111/exps/blob/main/archives/orion-ops-privilege-escalation-1/report.md#proof-of-concept
