CVE-2025-15597
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-15597 is an improper access control vulnerability in Dataease SQLBot up to version 1.4.0 that allows unauthorized access to API endpoints. Attackers can remotely exploit this to perform unauthorized actions through the assistant.py component. All users running SQLBot versions ≤1.4.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Dataease SQLBot
📦 What is this software?
Sqlbot by Fit2cloud
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise through unauthorized administrative actions, data exfiltration, or service disruption via API manipulation.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive data, manipulation of AI models, or privilege escalation through the vulnerable API endpoints.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls prevent exploitation, limiting impact to authenticated users with appropriate permissions only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available on GitHub. Remote exploitation requires no authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.5.0
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/dataease/SQLBot/security/advisories/GHSA-h4xm-3q3p-5g6r
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Backup current configuration and data. 2. Download SQLBot version 1.5.0 from official releases. 3. Stop the SQLBot service. 4. Replace the installation with version 1.5.0. 5. Restart the SQLBot service. 6. Verify the patch is applied by checking the version.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Access Restriction
linuxRestrict network access to SQLBot API endpoints using firewall rules or network segmentation.
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [SQLBot_PORT] -s [TRUSTED_IP] -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [SQLBot_PORT] -j DROP
API Endpoint Disablement
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable API endpoints if not required for operations.
# Modify configuration to disable /api/assistant endpoints
# Check SQLBot configuration files for endpoint controls
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate SQLBot from untrusted networks
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with rules to block unauthorized API access patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if SQLBot version is ≤1.4.0 and if the assistant.py file lacks proper authorization checks in the API endpoints.Check Version:
Check SQLBot web interface or configuration files for version information, or run: grep -r "version" /path/to/sqlbot/config/Verify Fix Applied:
Verify the installation is version 1.5.0 and check that commit d640ac31d1ce64ce90e06cf7081163915c9fc28c is present in the codebase.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /api/assistant endpoints
- Unusual API calls from unexpected IP addresses
- Failed authorization attempts followed by successful requests
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to SQLBot API endpoints
- Requests bypassing authentication to assistant.py endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="sqlbot.log" AND ("unauthorized" OR "access denied") AND endpoint="*/api/assistant*"🔗 References
- https://github.com/dataease/SQLBot/
- https://github.com/dataease/SQLBot/commit/d640ac31d1ce64ce90e06cf7081163915c9fc28c
- https://github.com/dataease/SQLBot/releases/tag/v1.5.0
- https://github.com/dataease/SQLBot/security/advisories/GHSA-h4xm-3q3p-5g6r
- https://github.com/yaowenxiao721/Poc/blob/main/SQLBot/SQLBot-AIModel-Management-Missing-Authorization.md
- https://github.com/yaowenxiao721/Poc/blob/main/SQLBot/SQLBot-User-Management-Broken-Access-Control.md
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