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Improper Input ValidationWeakness · CWE-20

CVE-2025-4635

MEDIUM · 6.6 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-30
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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72/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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
A malicious user with administrative privileges in the web portal would be able to manipulate the Diagnostics module to obtain remote code execution on the local device as a low privileged 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 · moderate confidence

An authenticated administrator user can manipulate the web portal's Diagnostics module to achieve remote code execution on the underlying host system, though the executed code runs as a low-privileged user rather than elevated system privileges. This represents a privilege escalation and code injection vulnerability within the diagnostics functionality.

MitigationRestrict and sanitize administrative access to the Diagnostics module; implement strict input validation and whitelist-based command execution; consider running diagnostics with minimal privileges or in an isolated environment.

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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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. Identify the web portal product with a Diagnostics module
    Review your infrastructure to determine which web application or appliance exposes a Diagnostics module. Common locations include admin panels, management interfaces, or enterprise software portals. Check software inventory or running services for web-based management interfaces.
    Affected if The environment contains a web portal with a Diagnostics feature that allows administrators to run system commands or diagnostics.
  2. Determine the installed version of the product
    Locate the version information for the identified web portal product. This is typically found in the product's About page, admin dashboard, configuration files, or by querying the application's API/UI. Consult the vendor's documentation for version lookup methods.
    Affected if The installed version matches or falls within the vulnerable version range for this CVE.
  3. Verify Diagnostics module accessibility
    Log in to the web portal as an administrator and navigate to the Diagnostics module. Confirm whether the module is enabled and accessible to authenticated admin users. Check if the module accepts user-supplied input for diagnostics commands or scripts.
    Affected if The Diagnostics module is present, enabled, and accessible to authenticated administrators without additional restrictions.
  4. Inspect Diagnostics module for command injection points
    Within the Diagnostics module, examine input fields or parameters that accept commands, hostnames, IP addresses, or file paths. Test (in a non-production environment) whether special characters or command separators are filtered or rejected by the input validation.
    Affected if The Diagnostics module allows unsanitized input that could be interpreted as system commands, indicating the injection vulnerability is present.
  5. Confirm administrator access requirements
    Verify that exploitation requires an authenticated administrator account rather than being exploitable by unauthenticated users. Review access control lists and authentication logs for the Diagnostics module.
    Affected if An authenticated administrator can access and interact with the vulnerable Diagnostics functionality.

Your environment is affected if you run a web portal product with a Diagnostics module that matches the vulnerable version range and allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands through unsanitized input.

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

Restrict and sanitize administrative access to the Diagnostics module; implement strict input validation and whitelist-based command execution; consider running diagnostics with minimal privileges or in an isolated environment.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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