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GHSA-C8JF-QQ3R-V2H7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-23 00:30 – Updated: 2025-05-23 00:30

Details

Actors can use a maliciously crafted JavaScript object notation (JSON) web token (JWT) to perform privilege escalation by submitting the malicious JWT to a vulnerable method exposed on the cloud platform. If the exploit is successful, the user can escalate privileges to access any device managed by the

ABUP Cloud Update Platform.

Severity

6.8 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

5.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2025-4692 (GCVE-0-2025-4692)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-22 23:12 – Updated: 2025-05-23 13:32

Title

ABUP IoT Cloud Platform Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Summary

Severity

6.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

5.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-266

Assigner

icscert

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/i…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
ABUP	ABUP IoT Cloud Platform	Affected: All versions

Credits

Daniel Christensen of Telenor reported this vulnerability to CISA.

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-C8JF-QQ3R-V2H7

CVE-2025-4692 (GCVE-0-2025-4692)

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