CVE-2025-25585

7.3 HIGH

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to modify administrator passwords in yimioa software due to improper access control in the WebSecurityConfig component. Any system running affected versions of yimioa is vulnerable to this authentication bypass.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • yimioa
Versions: All versions before v2024.07.04
Operating Systems: Any OS running yimioa
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: The vulnerability exists in the default configuration of the WebSecurityConfig component.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete compromise of administrative accounts leading to full system takeover, data exfiltration, and persistent backdoor access.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized password changes for administrator accounts resulting in privilege escalation and potential data manipulation.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper network segmentation and monitoring detecting unauthorized access attempts.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - Attackers can exploit this remotely without authentication to gain administrative privileges.
🏢 Internal Only: HIGH - Even internal attackers can exploit this to escalate privileges and compromise the system.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: MEDIUM

Exploitation requires understanding of the application's API endpoints and authentication mechanisms.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: v2024.07.04 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://gitee.com/r1bbit/yimioa/issues/IBI7PG

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Download yimioa v2024.07.04 or later from official source. 2. Replace the affected /config/WebSecurityConfig.java file. 3. Verify the fix by testing password modification functionality.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Network Access Restriction

all

Restrict access to the yimioa application to trusted networks only

Web Application Firewall Rules

all

Implement WAF rules to block requests to password modification endpoints from unauthorized sources

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement strict network segmentation to isolate yimioa from untrusted networks
  • Enable detailed logging and monitoring for all authentication and password change events

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check if yimioa version is earlier than v2024.07.04 by examining the application version in the admin interface or configuration files.

Check Version:

Check application configuration files or admin dashboard for version information

Verify Fix Applied:

Test password modification functionality from an unauthenticated session - it should be properly restricted after patching.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unauthorized access attempts to password modification endpoints
  • Successful password changes from non-admin accounts
  • Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by password changes

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP POST requests to password reset/modification endpoints from unauthorized IPs
  • Unusual traffic patterns to authentication-related endpoints

SIEM Query:

source="yimioa" AND (event="password_change" OR event="admin_modify") AND user="unauthenticated"

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