CVE-2025-52392
📋 TL;DR
Soosyze CMS 2.0 has a brute-force vulnerability that allows attackers to make unlimited login attempts without rate limiting or account lockout. This could lead to unauthorized administrative access by guessing credentials. All Soosyze CMS 2.0 installations are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Soosyze CMS
⚠️ 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
Attacker gains administrative access, leading to complete system compromise, data theft, defacement, or malware deployment.
Likely Case
Attacker gains limited user access or administrative access if weak credentials are used, potentially leading to data exposure or privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Failed login attempts are logged but no successful compromise occurs due to strong credentials and monitoring.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires only HTTP requests to /user/login endpoint. Public exploit code exists.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.0.1 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/soosyze/soosyze/issues/269
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Backup your Soosyze CMS installation. 2. Update to version 2.0.1 or later via the admin panel or manual download. 3. Verify the update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allConfigure WAF to rate limit requests to /user/login endpoint
Add .htaccess Rate Limiting
apacheAdd rate limiting rules to Apache .htaccess file for login endpoint
LimitRequestBody 102400
LimitXMLRequestBody 102400
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strong password policies and multi-factor authentication
- Deploy network-based intrusion detection to monitor for brute-force patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if Soosyze CMS version is 2.0 by visiting /admin or checking version filesCheck Version:
Check composer.json or version.txt in installation directoryVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 2.0.1 or later and test login endpoint with rapid requests📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts from same IP address
- Unusual login patterns outside business hours
Network Indicators:
- High volume of POST requests to /user/login
- Traffic from known malicious IPs
SIEM Query:
source="web.log" AND (url="/user/login" AND status=401) | stats count by src_ip | where count > 10