CVE-2025-8790
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Portabilis i-Educar allows attackers to bypass authorization controls by manipulating the ID parameter in the /module/Api/pessoa API endpoint. It affects all i-Educar installations up to version 2.9.0. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication.
💻 Affected Systems
- Portabilis i-Educar
📦 What is this software?
I Educar by Portabilis
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access, modify, or delete sensitive student and staff personal data, potentially leading to data breaches, privacy violations, and compliance issues.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to personal information records, potentially enabling data scraping or targeted information gathering.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and API gateway controls, impact would be limited to unauthorized data access within the application's data scope.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit details have been publicly disclosed. The vulnerability requires manipulation of the ID parameter in API requests to the affected endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown - vendor did not respond to disclosure
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to any version beyond 2.9.0 if available, or implement workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
API Endpoint Restriction
allBlock or restrict access to the vulnerable /module/Api/pessoa endpoint
# Web server configuration example for Apache:
<Location "/module/Api/pessoa">
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</Location>
# Nginx configuration:
location /module/Api/pessoa {
deny all;
return 403;
}
Input Validation Enhancement
phpAdd server-side validation for ID parameter authorization checks
# Example PHP validation snippet to add to the affected endpoint:
if (!has_permission_to_access_person($_GET['ID'], $current_user)) {
http_response_code(403);
exit('Unauthorized access');
}
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network-level access controls to restrict API endpoint access to trusted IPs only
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with rules to detect and block unauthorized ID parameter manipulation
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test if unauthorized access to /module/Api/pessoa endpoint with manipulated ID parameters returns data without proper authorizationCheck Version:
Check i-Educar version in administration panel or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that attempts to access the endpoint with unauthorized ID parameters return proper 403 Forbidden responses📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed authorization attempts on /module/Api/pessoa endpoint
- Unusual access patterns to person data via API
- 403 Forbidden errors followed by successful 200 responses
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic to /module/Api/pessoa endpoint from unexpected sources
- Patterns of sequential ID parameter testing in API requests
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (url_path="/module/Api/pessoa" AND response_code=200) | stats count by src_ip, user_agent