CVE-2025-14889
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-14889 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in Campcodes Advanced Voting Management System 1.0 that allows attackers to manipulate voter records without proper authentication. The vulnerability exists in the password handler component via the /admin/voters_edit.php file. Organizations using this voting management system are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Campcodes Advanced Voting Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could modify voter registration data, potentially altering election outcomes or compromising voter privacy by accessing sensitive personal information.
Likely Case
Unauthorized modification of voter records leading to data integrity issues and potential election manipulation.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and access controls, impact limited to isolated voting management system with no lateral movement.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit code is publicly available on GitHub gist, making exploitation straightforward for attackers.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.campcodes.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Check vendor website for updates and consider alternative voting management systems.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Access Restriction
allRestrict access to the /admin/voters_edit.php endpoint using web application firewall or network ACLs
Authentication Enforcement
allImplement additional authentication checks before processing voter edit requests
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the voting management system in a separate network segment with strict access controls
- Implement comprehensive logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to voter edit functions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if Campcodes Advanced Voting Management System 1.0 is installed and accessible. Test if unauthorized requests to /admin/voters_edit.php with manipulated ID parameters are processed.Check Version:
Check application version in admin panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that unauthorized requests to the vulnerable endpoint are properly rejected with authentication errors.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /admin/voters_edit.php
- Unusual voter record modifications from unexpected IP addresses
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /admin/voters_edit.php with manipulated ID parameters without proper authentication headers
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri="/admin/voters_edit.php" AND NOT (user_agent="legitimate_admin_tool" OR src_ip="trusted_admin_ip"))