CVE-2025-48695
📋 TL;DR
A privilege escalation vulnerability in CyberDAVA allows low-privileged authenticated users to elevate their privileges to admin by exploiting an API endpoint with insufficient access controls. This affects all CyberDAVA installations running versions before 1.1.20. Attackers can gain administrative access to the system.
💻 Affected Systems
- CyberDAVA
⚠️ 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 system compromise where an attacker gains administrative control, potentially accessing sensitive data, modifying configurations, or deploying additional malware.
Likely Case
Unauthorized administrative access leading to data theft, system manipulation, or lateral movement within the network.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation and monitoring, though privilege escalation would still be possible for authenticated users.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward via API calls. Public proof-of-concept details are available in the GitHub reference.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.20
Vendor Advisory: https://www.cyberdava.com
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Backup your CyberDAVA configuration and data. 2. Download version 1.1.20 from the official vendor website. 3. Follow the vendor's upgrade instructions. 4. Restart the CyberDAVA service. 5. Verify the upgrade was successful.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
API Endpoint Restriction
linuxTemporarily block or restrict access to the vulnerable API endpoint using network controls or web application firewalls.
# Example using iptables to block the endpoint
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -m string --string "/api/v2/users/user/" --algo bm -j DROP
Role-Based Access Review
allAudit and minimize user accounts with low-privileged access to reduce the attack surface.
# Review user accounts and roles
# Check CyberDAVA user management interface or configuration files
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate CyberDAVA from critical systems and limit lateral movement.
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for suspicious API calls to the vulnerable endpoint and set up alerts.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check the CyberDAVA version in the admin interface or configuration files. If version is below 1.1.20, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
# Check version via API or configuration
grep version /path/to/cyberdava/config/file.confVerify Fix Applied:
After upgrading to 1.1.20, verify that low-privileged users cannot access the /api/v2/users/user/<id>/role/ endpoint to change roles.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual API calls to /api/v2/users/user/*/role/ from non-admin users
- Sudden privilege changes in user activity logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST/PUT requests to the vulnerable endpoint from unexpected IPs
SIEM Query:
source="cyberdava_logs" AND uri="/api/v2/users/user/*/role/*" AND user_role!="admin"