CVE-2025-13148
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Aspera Orchestrator 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 could allow could an authenticated user to change the password of another user without prior knowledge of that password.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM Aspera Orchestrator versions 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 contains an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in its password change functionality. An authenticated attacker can manipulate the password reset mechanism to change any other user's password without knowing their current password, effectively allowing account takeover of other legitimate users.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 4.0.0, < 4.1.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed versionCheck the IBM Aspera Orchestrator version through the web interface (typically in About/Help section) or via command line if accessible: look for version files in the installation directory or use 'aspera-orchestrator --version' if availableAffected if Installed version is 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8, 4.0.9, 4.1.0 or any version >= 4.0.0 and < 4.1.1
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Verify web interface accessibilityConfirm the IBM Aspera Orchestrator web interface is accessible on the configured port (default 8443 or 443). The vulnerability is exploited through the web-based password change endpointAffected if Web interface is accessible and the application is running
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Check user authentication is enabledVerify that user authentication is enabled for the Orchestrator. The IDOR vulnerability requires an authenticated attacker, so confirm user accounts exist and login is functionalAffected if User authentication is enabled and users can log in to the application
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Confirm password change feature existsAccess the user management or password change section of the web interface. Navigate to the password change functionality for any user accountAffected if Password change functionality is available and accessible to authenticated users
If the installed IBM Aspera Orchestrator version is 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 (inclusive) and the web interface with password change functionality is accessible to authenticated users, the environment is vulnerable to this IDOR flaw.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.1.1
Apply vendor-provided patches or upgrade to IBM Aspera Orchestrator version 4.1.1 or later. As a compensating control, audit user account activity and consider resetting passwords for privileged accounts until the patch is applied.
4.1.1
- Upgrade IBM Aspera Orchestrator to version 4.1.1 or later to remediate the vulnerability.
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the installed version in the product UI or via command line.
- Confirm that authenticated users can no longer change other users' passwords without providing the current password.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-13148 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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