CVE-2025-28231
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 access control in Itel Electronics IP Stream v1.7.0.6 allows unauthorized attackers to execute arbitrary commands with Administrator privileges.
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 confidenceItel Electronics IP Stream v1.7.0.6 contains an incorrect access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authorization checks and execute arbitrary system commands with Administrator-level privileges. This represents a critical authentication/authorization failure in the web interface or API.
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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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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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Confirm Itel Electronics IP Stream is installedIdentify if the IP Stream application is running on the system. Check for processes named 'IPStream', 'ipstream', or related service names. On Linux check running services with 'systemctl list-units' or 'ps aux | grep -i stream'. On Windows check services.msc for IP Stream services.Affected if The IP Stream application is found running on the system
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Verify the installed versionCheck the exact version of IP Stream installed. Look in application directories, configuration files, or the web interface footer/header for version information. Compare against the affected version v1.7.0.6.Affected if The installed version is exactly v1.7.0.6
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Confirm web management interface is accessibleCheck if the IP Stream web interface or API endpoint is accessible from the network. Attempt to access the management URL (commonly port 80/443 or configured ports) and verify the service responds.Affected if The web management interface is exposed and responsive
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Test authentication enforcement on admin functionsAttempt to access administrative functions or API endpoints that should require authentication without providing credentials. Check if the system returns admin-level responses, command execution interfaces, or protected data without an auth token/login session.Affected if Administrative functions are accessible without valid authentication credentials
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Review access logs for unauthorized admin accessExamine IP Stream web server logs, access logs, or security logs for successful accesses to admin endpoints from unauthenticated or unrecognized IP addresses. Look for command execution API calls or admin function invocations.Affected if Logs show admin functions accessed without prior successful authentication
A user is affected if they are running IP Stream version 1.7.0.6 with the web management interface exposed, and the system allows unauthenticated access to administrator-level commands or functions.
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.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch if available; otherwise implement network segmentation to restrict access to the IP Stream management interface and deploy WAF rules to block command injection attempts. Consider disabling remote management if not required.
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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-2025-28231 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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