CVE-2025-43698
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass field-level security controls in Salesforce OmniStudio FlexCards, potentially accessing sensitive data they shouldn't have permission to view. It affects all Salesforce customers using OmniStudio FlexCards before the Spring 2025 release. The high CVSS score of 9.1 indicates this is a critical security issue.
💻 Affected Systems
- Salesforce OmniStudio FlexCards
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access highly sensitive data like financial records, personal identifiable information, or proprietary business data that should be protected by field-level security controls, leading to data breaches and regulatory violations.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users gain access to sensitive business data they shouldn't have permission to view, potentially exposing customer information, financial data, or internal business records.
If Mitigated
With proper monitoring and access controls, unauthorized access attempts could be detected and blocked, limiting data exposure.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access to the Salesforce instance but bypasses field-level security controls once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Spring 2025 release of Salesforce OmniStudio
Vendor Advisory: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=004980323&type=1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Upgrade to Spring 2025 release of Salesforce OmniStudio. 2. Apply the update through Salesforce's standard release management process. 3. Verify field-level security controls are functioning correctly post-update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable FlexCards
allTemporarily disable OmniStudio FlexCards that contain sensitive data until patching can be completed.
Review and restrict user permissions
allTighten user access controls and review all users with access to affected FlexCards.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement additional monitoring on access to sensitive data fields
- Apply compensating controls through Salesforce permission sets and sharing rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check your Salesforce OmniStudio version - if it's before Spring 2025 release, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
Check in Salesforce Setup under 'Installed Packages' or contact Salesforce support for version verification.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify you're running Spring 2025 or later release of OmniStudio and test field-level security controls on FlexCards.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to sensitive data fields
- Failed field-level security events followed by successful access
Network Indicators:
- Not applicable - this is a cloud application vulnerability
SIEM Query:
Search for field access events where user permissions don't match data sensitivity level