CVE-2025-65854
📋 TL;DR
Insecure permissions in MineAdmin v3.x scheduled tasks allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands, leading to remote code execution and full account takeover. This affects all MineAdmin v3.x installations with the scheduled tasks feature enabled.
💻 Affected Systems
- MineAdmin
📦 What is this software?
Mineadmin by Mineadmin
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise with attacker gaining full administrative control, data exfiltration, and lateral movement within the network.
Likely Case
Remote code execution leading to web application compromise, data theft, and potential privilege escalation to system-level access.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper access controls and input validation are implemented, though the vulnerability still presents significant risk.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details available in public gist. Requires some level of access to the application but not necessarily administrative privileges.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.mineadmin.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
Check vendor website for security updates. If no patch is available, implement workarounds immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Scheduled Tasks
allTemporarily disable the scheduled tasks feature to prevent exploitation
Edit configuration to disable task scheduling feature
Restrict Access
allImplement strict access controls to limit who can manage scheduled tasks
Configure application permissions to restrict task management to trusted administrators only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate MineAdmin instances from critical systems
- Deploy web application firewall with rules to detect and block command injection attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if MineAdmin version is v3.x and scheduled tasks feature is enabled. Review application logs for unauthorized task creation or execution.Check Version:
Check application configuration or admin panel for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that scheduled tasks cannot be manipulated to execute arbitrary commands. Test with controlled payloads to confirm remediation.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized creation or modification of scheduled tasks
- Execution of unexpected system commands
- Unusual task execution patterns
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections from MineAdmin to unexpected destinations
- Command and control traffic from the application server
SIEM Query:
source="mineadmin" AND (event="task_created" OR event="task_executed") AND user NOT IN [authorized_users]