Improper Access ControlWeakness · CWE-284

CVE-2025-28231

CRITICAL · 9.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-18
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Incorrect 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 confidence

Itel 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.

MitigationApply 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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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Itel Electronics IP Stream is installed
    Identify 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
  2. Verify the installed version
    Check 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
  3. Confirm web management interface is accessible
    Check 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
  4. Test authentication enforcement on admin functions
    Attempt 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
  5. Review access logs for unauthorized admin access
    Examine 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.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply 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.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA6.0 h
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