CVE-2025-43700
📋 TL;DR
A permissions preservation vulnerability in Salesforce OmniStudio FlexCards allows unauthorized access to encrypted data. This affects Salesforce customers using OmniStudio FlexCards before the Spring 2025 release. Attackers could potentially view sensitive encrypted information they shouldn't have access to.
💻 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
Complete exposure of all encrypted data stored in vulnerable FlexCards, potentially including sensitive customer information, financial data, or proprietary business data.
Likely Case
Limited exposure of encrypted data to unauthorized users within the organization or external attackers who gain access to vulnerable components.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper access controls, encryption key management, and monitoring in place to detect unauthorized access attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires some level of access to Salesforce environment. Exploitation likely involves manipulating permissions or accessing data through vulnerable FlexCards interfaces.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Spring 2025 release
Vendor Advisory: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=004980323&type=1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Upgrade to Spring 2025 release of Salesforce. 2. Apply the update through Salesforce release management. 3. Verify all OmniStudio FlexCards components are updated.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable FlexCards
allTemporarily disable OmniStudio FlexCards that handle sensitive encrypted data until patched.
Restrict user permissions
allTighten user permissions and access controls around OmniStudio components.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and least privilege principles for all OmniStudio users
- Enable enhanced logging and monitoring for all OmniStudio FlexCards data access
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Salesforce version and confirm if using OmniStudio FlexCards before Spring 2025 release.Check Version:
Check in Salesforce Setup under Company Information or Release UpdatesVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Salesforce is updated to Spring 2025 release and verify OmniStudio version in setup.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to OmniStudio FlexCards
- Multiple failed permission checks
- Unexpected data retrieval from encrypted fields
Network Indicators:
- Not applicable for cloud service
SIEM Query:
source="salesforce" AND (event_type="data_access" OR component="omnistudio") AND (status="unauthorized" OR permission="bypass")