CVE-2025-29504
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes an insecure permission verification vulnerability in student-manage 1 that allows local attackers to escalate privileges. Attackers can bypass permission checks to gain unauthorized access or elevated privileges. This affects systems running the vulnerable student-manage software.
💻 Affected Systems
- student-manage
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Local attacker gains full system control or administrative privileges, potentially compromising the entire system and accessing sensitive student data.
Likely Case
Local user escalates privileges to perform unauthorized actions within the student-manage application, potentially modifying grades, accessing private student records, or disrupting operations.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and least privilege principles, impact is limited to the application scope without system-wide compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires local access to the system. The vulnerability is in permission verification logic, making exploitation relatively straightforward for attackers with local access.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://gitee.com/huang-yk/student-manage/issues/IBQ14H
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Monitor the project repository for security updates. 2. Check if a patched version is released. 3. Apply the patch following vendor instructions. 4. Test the fix in a non-production environment first.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Local Access
allLimit local access to systems running student-manage to only authorized users
Implement Least Privilege
allRun student-manage with minimal necessary privileges and implement proper user access controls
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system running student-manage from other critical systems
- Implement strict monitoring and logging for privilege escalation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if student-manage version 1 is installed on the system. Review the project repository issue for specific vulnerability indicators.Check Version:
Check student-manage documentation or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that student-manage has been updated to a version that addresses the permission verification issue. Test permission checks with non-privileged users.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual privilege escalation attempts
- Failed permission checks followed by successful unauthorized access
- User accounts performing actions beyond their assigned permissions
Network Indicators:
- Not applicable - local vulnerability
SIEM Query:
Search for privilege escalation patterns in application logs, particularly focusing on student-manage permission verification failures