Missing AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-306

CVE-2025-48397

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-03
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
See remediation →
75/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable

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
The privileged user could log in without sufficient credentials after enabling an application protocol. This security issue has been fixed in the latest script patch latest version of of Eaton BLSS (7.3.0.SCP004).

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

A privileged user could authenticate without sufficient credentials after enabling an application protocol in Eaton BLSS, representing an authentication bypass vulnerability. The issue allows privilege escalation or unauthorized access due to improper credential validation when application protocols are enabled.

MitigationApply the latest patch (version 7.3.0.SCP004) to Eaton BLSS to remediate the authentication bypass. Verify proper credential enforcement after enabling any application protocols.

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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
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Eaton BLSS is installed
    Check system inventory, installed software list, or look for BLSS application directories and binaries. Common locations may include C:\Program Files\Eaton\BLSS or /opt/eaton/blss on Linux systems.
    Affected if Eaton BLSS software is present on the system
  2. Determine the installed BLSS version
    Check the BLSS application version through its UI, about dialog, or version file in the installation directory. Compare against the fixed version 7.3.0.SCP004.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 7.3.0.SCP004
  3. Verify if application protocols are enabled
    Access BLSS configuration settings and check whether any application protocols (such as Modbus, DNP3, or IEC 61850) have been enabled in the protocol configuration or network settings.
    Affected if Application protocols are enabled in the BLSS configuration
  4. Review authentication logs for anomalous access
    Examine BLSS authentication and access logs for any privileged user authentications that occurred after application protocols were enabled, looking for unauthorized access attempts or privilege escalation patterns.
    Affected if Privileged access occurred without proper credential validation after protocol enabling

A user is affected if Eaton BLSS is installed with a version lower than 7.3.0.SCP004 and has application protocols enabled, allowing potential authentication bypass and privilege escalation.

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

Apply the latest patch (version 7.3.0.SCP004) to Eaton BLSS to remediate the authentication bypass. Verify proper credential enforcement after enabling any application protocols.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,240
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