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Project CenterApplication · Newforma

CVE-2025-35058

MEDIUM · 5.9 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-10-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2023.2 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) '/UserWeb/Common/MarkupServices.ashx' allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause NIX to make an SMB connection to an attacker-controlled system. The attacker can capture the NTLMv2 hash of the customer-configured NIX service account.

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

Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) contains an unauthenticated vulnerability in '/UserWeb/Common/MarkupServices.ashx' that allows a remote attacker to force the NIX service to initiate an SMB connection to an attacker-controlled server. This enables capture of the NTLMv2 hash of the NIX service account through a classic SMB relay/credential harvesting attack.

MitigationBlock outbound SMB connections (TCP port 445) from the NIX server to untrusted or external networks at the firewall, or disable NTLM authentication in favor of Kerberos. Apply vendor patches when released.

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
Project CenterApplication
Affected:< 2023.2

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
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 Newforma Project Center installation and version
    Locate the Newforma installation directory (commonly in Program Files\Newforma\) and check the version information in the application manifest, registry key (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Newforma\ProjectCenter\Version), or the About dialog within the application.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 2023.2 (e.g., 2023.1, 2022.x, or earlier).
  2. Verify the vulnerable endpoint is exposed
    Attempt to access the URL path /UserWeb/Common/MarkupServices.ashx on the server (e.g., http://yourserver/UserWeb/Common/MarkupServices.ashx). Check if the application server responds to requests on this path.
    Affected if The endpoint returns any response (even an error) indicating it exists and is reachable over the network.
  3. Determine if NTLM authentication is in use
    Review the authentication configuration for the NIX web application (typically in IIS on the server). Check the authentication providers enabled for the UserWeb application pool. Examine the web.config file for NTLM or Windows Authentication settings.
    Affected if NTLM authentication is enabled as an authentication provider for the web application serving the vulnerable endpoint.
  4. Assess outbound network connectivity from the NIX service
    Review firewall rules and network configuration to determine if the NIX server can establish outbound TCP connections to external or untrusted systems on port 445 (SMB). Use network capture or logs to identify existing outbound SMB connections.
    Affected if The server is permitted to initiate outbound SMB connections to arbitrary network destinations (not just trusted internal file servers).

You are affected if Newforma Project Center version is below 2023.2, the MarkupServices.ashx endpoint is network-accessible, NTLM authentication is enabled, and the server can make outbound SMB connections to untrusted systems.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2023.2 or later
Fixed in 2023.2
Interim mitigation

Block outbound SMB connections (TCP port 445) from the NIX server to untrusted or external networks at the firewall, or disable NTLM authentication in favor of Kerberos. Apply vendor patches when released.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Project Center 2023.2 or later

  1. 1. Backup the current Project Center installation and all associated databases
  2. 2. Download Project Center version 2023.2 or later from the official Newforma distribution portal
  3. 3. Stop the Project Center services and IIS application pool
  4. 4. Run the installer for version 2023.2
  5. 5. Follow the on-screen upgrade instructions, preserving configuration settings
  6. 6. Restart the Project Center services and IIS
  7. 7. Verify the /UserWeb/Common/MarkupServices.ashx endpoint no longer initiates unauthenticated SMB connections
  8. 8. Test that normal NIX functionality remains operational
Caveat Review Newforma release notes for 2023.2 for any configuration or workflow changes that may affect existing integrations

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Project Center Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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