CVE-2025-14349
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 · uneditedPrivilege Defined With Unsafe Actions, Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Universal Software Inc. FlexCity/Kiosk allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs, Privilege Escalation. This issue affects FlexCity/Kiosk: from 1.0 before 1.0.36.
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 confidenceFlexCity/Kiosk versions prior to 1.0.36 contain a critical missing authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to access privileged functions. The application fails to properly constrain functionality by ACLs, enabling privilege escalation where lower-privileged users can perform actions reserved for higher-privilege roles.
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>= 1.0, < 1.0.36CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 FlexCity/Kiosk installed versionLocate the FlexCity/Kiosk installation and check its version number. This may be visible in the application UI about screen, in an installer log file, in a configuration file within the installation directory, or via an API endpoint that reports version information.Affected if The installed version is 1.0.35 or earlier (any version >= 1.0 but < 1.0.36).
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Determine if management interface is network-accessibleIdentify the network endpoints or URLs used for FlexCity/Kiosk administration and determine if they are reachable from untrusted network segments. Check firewall rules, network ACLs, or VPN configurations that control access to the kiosk management ports or URLs.Affected if The management interface is accessible from network segments that should not have administrative access.
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Verify authentication is enforced on critical functionsTest access to critical administrative functions (such as user management, system configuration, or device control endpoints) without providing valid credentials. Compare the behavior against documented authentication requirements.Affected if Critical functions can be accessed or invoked without proper authentication or successful login.
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Review ACL or access control configurationExamine the FlexCity/Kiosk access control list (ACL) configuration files or settings that define which users or roles can access specific functions. Verify that lower-privileged accounts cannot invoke administrative operations.Affected if ACLs are missing, misconfigured, or allow lower-privileged users to access restricted functionality.
You are affected if your FlexCity/Kiosk version is before 1.0.36 and the management interface or critical functions are accessible without proper authentication or access controls.
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 · scoped1.0.36
Upgrade to FlexCity/Kiosk version 1.0.36 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, implement network-level access controls to restrict exposure of the kiosk management interface to unauthorized network segments.
FlexCity/Kiosk version 1.0.36
- Identify all deployed instances of FlexCity/Kiosk in your environment
- Verify current version is below 1.0.36 by accessing the system's about or version information
- Obtain FlexCity/Kiosk version 1.0.36 from the official vendor (Universal Software Inc.)
- Test the upgrade in a non-production environment first
- Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade
- Back up the current system configuration and any relevant data
- Apply the upgrade to version 1.0.36 using the vendor's documented upgrade procedure
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the new version number
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-2025-14349 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.
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- 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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