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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-43004

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-13
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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62/100
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
Due to a security misconfiguration vulnerability, customers can develop Production Operator Dashboards (PODs) that enable outside users to access customer data when they access these dashboards. Since no mechanisms exist to enforce authentication, malicious unauthenticated users can view non-sensitive customer information. However, this does not affect data integrity or availability.

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 confidence

This is a missing authentication vulnerability in Production Operator Dashboards (PODs). Due to a security misconfiguration, these dashboards lack authentication mechanisms entirely, allowing any unauthenticated external user to access and view customer data. The issue impacts confidentiality only since the CVSS vector indicates no impact on integrity or availability.

MitigationImplement authentication and access controls on all Production Operator Dashboards to ensure only authorized users can access customer data. Verify that dashboards are not inadvertently exposed to unauthenticated users.

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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
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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.

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  1. Verify POD network exposure
    Review firewall rules, load balancer configurations, and network ACLs to determine if Production Operator Dashboards are accessible from external/public networks rather than only internal/trusted networks.
    Affected if PODs are reachable from untrusted/external IP addresses without VPN or authentication barriers.
  2. Test unauthenticated POD access
    Attempt to access the Production Operator Dashboard URLs (such as /pod, /dashboard, or vendor-specific POD endpoints) using a browser or curl from an untrusted network without providing any credentials.
    Affected if The dashboard loads and displays customer data without requiring any login, session token, or authentication challenge.
  3. Inspect POD authentication configuration
    Review the POD service configuration files, deployment manifests (e.g., Kubernetes yaml, Docker Compose, or application config files), and web server settings to check for authentication middleware, login enforcement, or access control directives.
    Affected if No authentication middleware, login routes, or access control rules are defined for the dashboard service.
  4. Check for authentication bypasses
    Examine if there are any exceptions, whitelist entries, or bypass rules in web server configs, API gateways, or proxy configurations that may disable authentication for dashboard paths.
    Affected if Authentication is disabled or explicitly bypassed for dashboard routes or endpoints.
  5. Verify SSO/Auth integration
    Review whether the POD is integrated with Single Sign-On (SSO), OAuth, SAML, or other identity providers for access control, and confirm the integration is active and enforced.
    Affected if No SSO or identity provider integration exists, or the integration is present but not enforced on dashboard access.

If PODs are externally accessible and load customer data without requiring any login credentials or authentication challenge, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.

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

Implement authentication and access controls on all Production Operator Dashboards to ensure only authorized users can access customer data. Verify that dashboards are not inadvertently exposed to unauthenticated users.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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