CVE-2025-30063
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 · uneditedThe configuration file containing database logins and passwords is readable by any local user.
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 confidenceA configuration file containing database credentials has insecure file permissions allowing any local user to read plaintext usernames and passwords. This is a classic sensitive data exposure through overly permissive file access controls.
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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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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Locate configuration files with database credentialsSearch for common configuration file names that typically store database credentials, such as config.php, config.xml, application.properties, settings.py, database.yml, or connection.conf. Check typical application directories (e.g., /etc/, /opt/, /app/, or the application's root/config folder).Affected if A configuration file containing database credentials is found on the system.
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Check file permissions on the configuration fileRun 'ls -la <path_to_config_file>' to view the permissions. Look for permissions that allow reading by any user, such as 'rwxr-xr-x' (world-readable) or permissions that allow reading by a group that includes unauthorized users.Affected if The file permissions include 'r--r--r--' (644) or similar world-readable settings, or if the file is owned by a different user but still readable by others.
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Verify if unauthorized users can read the fileAs a non-privileged user (or using 'su - <unauthorized_user>'), attempt to read the configuration file with 'cat <path_to_config_file>' or 'head <path_to_config_file>'.Affected if The file can be read by a local user who is not authorized to access the database credentials.
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Confirm plaintext credentials exist in the fileOpen the configuration file and search for fields that contain database usernames and passwords (look for keywords like 'username', 'user', 'password', 'passwd', 'dbname', 'host', 'connection string', or 'credentials').Affected if The file contains plaintext usernames and passwords for database access.
A user is affected if any configuration file containing database credentials is readable by unauthorized local users due to overly permissive file permissions.
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 dataRestrict file permissions on the configuration file to limit read access to authorized users or processes only, and rotate all exposed database credentials immediately as they may be compromised.
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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-2025-30063 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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