CVE-2025-14567
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in haxxorsid Stock-Management-System that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access the /api/employees endpoint. The vulnerability affects all versions up to commit fbbbf213e9c93b87183a3891f77e3cc7095f22b0, and the product is no longer maintained by the vendor.
💻 Affected Systems
- haxxorsid Stock-Management-System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access sensitive employee data, modify inventory records, or disrupt business operations through unauthorized API access.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to employee information and potential data exfiltration from the stock management system.
If Mitigated
If proper authentication controls are implemented, the endpoint would reject unauthenticated requests, preventing unauthorized access.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details are publicly available in GitHub repositories. The vulnerability requires no authentication to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available - vendor did not respond to disclosure
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch is available since the product is no longer maintained. Consider migrating to a supported alternative.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement API Authentication
allAdd authentication middleware to the /api/employees endpoint to require valid credentials
# Modify the API endpoint to include authentication checks
# Example for Node.js/Express:
app.use('/api/employees', authenticateMiddleware);
Network Access Control
linuxRestrict access to the API endpoint using firewall rules or network segmentation
# Example iptables rule to restrict access:
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [API_PORT] -s [TRUSTED_IPS] -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [API_PORT] -j DROP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with rules to block unauthenticated access to /api/employees
- Isolate the system in a separate network segment with strict access controls
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test if you can access http://[system_ip]/api/employees without authentication. If it returns data without login, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Check the git commit hash: git log --oneline -1Verify Fix Applied:
Attempt to access the /api/employees endpoint without authentication. It should return an authentication error (401) or redirect to login.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthenticated requests to /api/employees endpoint
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful API access
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to /api/employees from external IPs
- API requests without authentication headers
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/api/employees" AND (NOT auth_token EXISTS OR auth_token="")