CVE-2025-46574
📋 TL;DR
An information disclosure vulnerability in GoldenDB database allows attackers to extract sensitive system information through error messages. Organizations using vulnerable GoldenDB versions are affected. This could expose configuration details, database structures, or other internal information.
💻 Affected Systems
- GoldenDB
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers obtain database credentials, configuration secrets, or internal network information leading to further compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers gather system information, database schemas, or configuration details that could aid in targeted attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure of non-critical system information with proper error handling and access controls.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation involves triggering error conditions to extract information from responses
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check vendor advisory for specific fixed versions
Vendor Advisory: https://support.zte.com.cn/zte-iccp-isupport-webui/bulletin/detail/4693390139849392200
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review vendor advisory 2. Apply recommended patches 3. Restart GoldenDB services 4. Verify error messages no longer leak sensitive information
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Configure Error Message Sanitization
allConfigure GoldenDB to return generic error messages without sensitive details
Check GoldenDB documentation for error message configuration
Network Segmentation
allRestrict access to GoldenDB instances to trusted networks only
Configure firewall rules to limit GoldenDB port access
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) to filter error responses
- Monitor logs for unusual error message requests and implement alerting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by triggering database errors and checking if responses contain sensitive system informationCheck Version:
Check GoldenDB documentation for version query commandVerify Fix Applied:
After patching, verify error messages return generic responses without sensitive details📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual error message requests
- Multiple failed query attempts
- Requests designed to trigger errors
Network Indicators:
- Unusual patterns of database error responses
- Repeated connection attempts to GoldenDB
SIEM Query:
source="goldendb" AND (message="error" OR message="exception") | stats count by src_ip