CVE-2025-70997
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in eladmin v2.7 and earlier allows attackers to reset any user's password regardless of their permission level. Attackers can gain unauthorized access to user accounts, potentially compromising the entire system. All deployments using affected versions are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- eladmin
📦 What is this software?
Eladmin by Eladmin
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise where attackers reset administrator passwords, gain full control over the application, and potentially access sensitive data or deploy additional attacks.
Likely Case
Attackers reset passwords for regular users to gain unauthorized access, potentially leading to data theft, privilege escalation, or lateral movement within the system.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if strong network segmentation, monitoring, and authentication controls are in place to detect and prevent unauthorized access attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some authentication but can be performed with low-privilege accounts. Public GitHub issue contains technical details.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/elunez/eladmin
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Monitor the eladmin GitHub repository for security updates. 2. Upgrade to a patched version when available. 3. Review and test the update before deployment.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement rate limiting on password reset endpoints
allAdd rate limiting to prevent brute force attacks on password reset functionality
Configure web server or application rate limiting rules
Add additional authentication factors for password resets
allRequire email confirmation or security questions before allowing password resets
Modify password reset logic in application code
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate eladmin from critical systems
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for password reset attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if running eladmin v2.7 or earlier. Test if low-privilege users can reset other users' passwords.Check Version:
Check application version in admin interface or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test password reset functionality with different user permission levels to ensure proper authorization checks.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple password reset attempts from single user
- Password reset requests for users with different permission levels
- Unusual password reset patterns
Network Indicators:
- Unusual spikes in POST requests to password reset endpoints
- Requests to password reset API from unexpected sources
SIEM Query:
source="eladmin" AND (event="password_reset" OR uri="/api/user/resetPassword") | stats count by src_ip, user