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CWE-327Weakness · CWE-327

CVE-2025-3838

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v4.0 Published 2025-04-21
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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66/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
An Improper Authorization vulnerability was identified in the EOL OVA based connect component which is deployed for installation purposes in the customer internal network. Under certain conditions, this could allow a bad actor to gain unauthorized access to the local db containing weakly hashed credentials of the installer. This EOL component was deprecated in September 2023 with end of support extended till January 2024.

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

Improper authorization vulnerability in the EOL OVA-based connect installation component allows unauthorized access to a local database containing weakly hashed installer credentials. This is a legacy component deprecated in September 2023 with support ended January 2024.

MitigationSince the affected component is already EOL, the primary remediation is to fully decommission and remove it if still present, and rotate any installer credentials that may have been stored in the compromised database as a precautionary measure.

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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
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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.

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  1. Identify legacy OVA-based connect installation component
    Search the system for the OVA-based connect installation component - look for installation directories, packages, or services related to 'connect' or 'OVA' installation from around 2023 or earlier. Check /opt, /usr/local, or custom installation paths.
    Affected if The legacy OVA-based connect installation component is found and present on the system
  2. Determine if the component is running or enabled
    Check for running processes or services associated with the legacy connect installation component. Look for services named 'connect', 'connect-install', or related daemons that may have been set up during OVA deployment.
    Affected if The legacy component is present and running/active as a service or daemon
  3. Locate the local database file
    Search for database files in the installation directory of the legacy component. Look for common database formats (SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL) within the connect installation folder, typically in data, db, or var subdirectories.
    Affected if A local database file associated with the legacy connect installation component is found on the system
  4. Verify database access controls
    Examine file permissions and any authentication configuration for the local database. Check if the database is accessible without proper authorization - look for world-readable permissions, missing password requirements, or default/weak access controls.
    Affected if The database is accessible without proper authorization or uses weak/missing access controls
  5. Check for weakly hashed credentials in the database
    If database access is confirmed, inspect the credential storage tables or files for hashed passwords. Look for weak hashing algorithms (e.g., MD5, SHA1 without salt) rather than modern secure hashing (e.g., bcrypt, Argon2).
    Affected if Installer credentials stored in the database use weak hashing algorithms

The environment is affected if the legacy OVA-based connect installation component is present, running, and its local database with weakly hashed credentials is accessible without proper authorization.

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

Since the affected component is already EOL, the primary remediation is to fully decommission and remove it if still present, and rotate any installer credentials that may have been stored in the compromised database as a precautionary measure.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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