CVE-2025-41715
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 database for the web application is exposed without authentication, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially compromise it.
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 · moderate confidenceA database supporting a web application is configured without authentication requirements, allowing any remote attacker to directly connect to the database without credentials and potentially access sensitive data or modify database contents.
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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Identify database type and versionReview application configuration files (connection strings in web.config, config.php, settings.py) or check running database processes on the server to determine the database engine (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.) and its versionAffected if The database is running and accessible without version-specific authentication mechanisms enforced
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Check database network bindingExamine database configuration files for bind-address or listen_addresses settings, or use commands like 'netstat -tlnp' or 'ss -tlnp' to determine if the database is listening on 0.0.0.0 or a public IP rather than only localhost (127.0.0.1)Affected if The database is bound to a non-localhost address, making it network-accessible from external systems
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Test unauthenticated database accessAttempt to connect to the database from an external system without providing credentials. For MySQL use 'mysql -h <target> -u root', for PostgreSQL use 'psql -h <target> -U postgres', for MongoDB use 'mongo --host <target>' without any username or password flagsAffected if Connection succeeds without any credentials, confirming authentication is not enforced
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Review authentication configuration filesInspect the database configuration files (my.cnf, pg_hba.conf, mongod.conf) for authentication-related settings such as 'skip-grant-tables', 'auth' disabled, or 'trust' method in host-based authentication rulesAffected if Authentication is disabled or set to 'trust' for remote connections in the configuration
If the database accepts network connections without requiring credentials, the environment is affected by CVE-2025-41715
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 dataImplement database authentication, restrict network exposure by placing the database behind a firewall or VPN, and ensure the database is not directly accessible from untrusted networks.
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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-2025-41715 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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