CVE-2025-47713
📋 TL;DR
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Apache CloudStack allows malicious Domain Admin users in the ROOT domain to reset passwords of Admin role accounts. This enables attackers to impersonate higher-privileged users and access sensitive APIs and resources. Affects Apache CloudStack versions 4.10.0.0 through 4.20.0.0.
💻 Affected Systems
- Apache CloudStack
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of CloudStack-managed infrastructure including data loss, denial of service, and unauthorized access to all resources and APIs.
Likely Case
Domain Admin users escalating to full Admin privileges, accessing sensitive data and performing unauthorized administrative operations.
If Mitigated
Limited to authorized Domain Admin operations with proper role hierarchy enforcement.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires existing Domain Admin credentials in the ROOT domain. The vulnerability is in API privilege validation logic.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.19.3.0 or 4.20.1.0
Vendor Advisory: https://cloudstack.apache.org/blog/cve-advisories-4.19.3.0-4.20.1.0/
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Backup CloudStack configuration and database. 2. Download patched version from Apache CloudStack website. 3. Stop CloudStack services. 4. Apply the update following CloudStack upgrade procedures. 5. Restart CloudStack services. 6. Verify the fix is applied.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Domain Admin Privileges
allRemove Domain Admin users from ROOT domain or limit their privileges to reduce attack surface.
# Review and modify domain admin accounts using CloudStack UI or API
Network Segmentation
allRestrict access to CloudStack management interface to trusted networks only.
# Configure firewall rules to limit CloudStack API access
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitor all Domain Admin user activities.
- Regularly audit user accounts and privilege assignments, especially in ROOT domain.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check CloudStack version via management UI or API. If version is between 4.10.0.0 and 4.20.0.0 (excluding 4.19.3.0 and 4.20.1.0), the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
# Check via CloudStack API or database: mysql -u cloud -p -e 'SELECT version FROM cloud.configuration WHERE name="version"'Verify Fix Applied:
After patching, verify version is 4.19.3.0 or 4.20.1.0. Test that Domain Admin users cannot reset Admin user passwords.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual password reset operations by Domain Admin users
- API calls to resetAdminPassword or similar functions from Domain Admin accounts
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by password reset
Network Indicators:
- API requests to user management endpoints from unexpected sources
- Increased API traffic to administrative endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="cloudstack.log" AND ("resetPassword" OR "updateUser") AND user_role="DomainAdmin" AND target_role="Admin"