CVE-2025-2311
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 · uneditedIncorrect Use of Privileged APIs, Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Sechard Information Technologies SecHard allows Authentication Bypass, Interface Manipulation, Authentication Abuse, Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring. This issue affects SecHard: before 3.3.0.20220411.
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 confidenceSecHard versions before 3.3.0.20220411 contain multiple critical authentication and credential protection flaws: sensitive information is transmitted in cleartext, credentials are insufficiently protected, and privileged APIs are misused. These combined issues enable authentication bypass, interface manipulation, credential harvesting via API event monitoring, and authentication abuse.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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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Check installed SecHard versionRun 'secHard --version' or check the product's about panel, or inspect the binary/plugin metadata to determine the exact version number.Affected if The version is lower than 3.3.0.20220411 (e.g., 3.2.x, 3.1.x, etc.).
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Inspect network communication for cleartext credentialsUse a network capture tool (Wireshark, tcpdump) to monitor traffic between SecHard and its authentication backend or directory service. Look for plaintext usernames, passwords, or session tokens in transit.Affected if Sensitive authentication data is observed transmitting in cleartext over HTTP or unencrypted protocols.
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Review API event logging configurationCheck SecHard's API event monitoring settings (usually in config files under /etc/secHard/ or the administrative UI) to see if API event logging is enabled and where logs are stored.Affected if API event logging is enabled and logs are accessible to low-privilege users, allowing credential harvesting.
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Verify privileged API access controlsExamine SecHard's API permission settings and audit which users or roles have access to privileged APIs. Check authentication configuration files for improper privilege assignments.Affected if Privileged APIs are accessible to unprivileged users or external interfaces without proper restriction.
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Check authentication module configurationInspect the authentication configuration files (often secHard.conf or similar in /etc/secHard/) for misconfigured authentication pathways, custom auth modules, or override settings.Affected if Non-standard authentication modules are loaded, or authentication pathways allow bypass conditions.
You are affected if SecHard is installed at a version lower than 3.3.0.20220411 and any of the vulnerable authentication, credential handling, or API configurations are present in your environment.
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 · scopedUpgrade SecHard to version 3.3.0.20220411 or later to remediate all reported vulnerabilities. Review logs for indicators of compromise related to authentication events.
SecHard version 3.3.0.20220411 or later
- 1. Identify the current installed version of SecHard Information Technologies SecHard.
- 2. If the current version is before 3.3.0.20220411, plan for an upgrade to version 3.3.0.20220411 or later.
- 3. Before upgrading, backup all configurations and data.
- 4. Obtain the upgrade package from the official SecHard vendor or authorized distribution channels.
- 5. Apply the upgrade following the vendor's documented upgrade procedure.
- 6. After upgrade, verify the system is operational and the vulnerability is resolved.
- 7. Confirm that sensitive credentials are now being transmitted using encrypted channels (e.g., TLS/SSL) instead of cleartext.
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-2025-2311 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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