CVE-2025-48881
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows unauthorized users to list, view, edit, create, or delete all objects with object-management configurations in Valtimo Business Process Automation platform. It affects organizations using vulnerable Valtimo versions where object URLs might be exposed through other channels.
💻 Affected Systems
- Valtimo Business Process Automation Platform
⚠️ 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 compromise of business process data including unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of all managed objects, potentially leading to data breach, business disruption, or data integrity issues.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing sensitive business process data, modifying workflows, or deleting critical objects that could disrupt business operations.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper authentication and authorization controls, though the vulnerability still exists at the application layer.
🎯 Exploit Status
The advisory suggests exploitation is straightforward once object URLs are discovered, which could happen through various reconnaissance methods.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 12.13.0.RELEASE
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/valtimo-platform/valtimo-backend-libraries/security/advisories/GHSA-965r-9cg9-g42p
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Upgrade Valtimo to version 12.13.0.RELEASE or later. 2. Restart the application. 3. Verify the fix by testing object management endpoints with unauthorized users.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Override Endpoint Security Configuration
allOverride the endpoint security as defined in ObjectenApiHttpSecurityConfigurer and ObjectManagementHttpSecurityConfigurer to add proper authentication and authorization controls.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to restrict access to Valtimo instances from untrusted networks.
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with rules to detect and block unauthorized object management requests.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if your Valtimo version falls within the affected ranges (11.0.0-11.3.3 or 12.0.0-12.12.0). Test object management endpoints with unauthorized users to see if they can access, modify, or delete objects.Check Version:
Check application logs, configuration files, or use Valtimo's admin interface to determine the current version.Verify Fix Applied:
After upgrading to 12.13.0.RELEASE or later, verify that unauthorized users cannot access object management endpoints. Test with the same unauthorized access attempts used during vulnerability verification.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to object management endpoints
- Unexpected object creation/modification/deletion by unauthenticated users
- HTTP 200/201/204 responses to object management requests from unauthenticated IPs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual volume of requests to object management APIs from unauthenticated sources
- Requests to object management endpoints without proper authentication headers
SIEM Query:
source="valtimo" AND (uri_path="/api/object*" OR uri_path="/api/management*" OR uri_path="/objecten*" OR uri_path="/object-management*") AND (user="anonymous" OR auth_status="failed" OR user="")