Missing AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-306

CVE-2025-49652

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-06-09
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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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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
Missing Authentication in the registration feature of Lablup's BackendAI allows arbitrary users to create user accounts that can access private data even when registration is disabled.

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

The registration endpoint in BackendAI lacks proper authentication checks, allowing any unauthenticated user to create accounts via direct API calls. This bypasses administrator-configured registration settings, enabling attackers to obtain valid user credentials and access private data.

MitigationImplement authentication enforcement on the registration endpoint, ensuring that account creation requires valid admin credentials or approval even when self-registration is disabled.

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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.

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  1. Identify BackendAI installation
    Check if BackendAI is running in the environment by looking for backendai-related processes, containers, or services. Search for 'backendai' in running processes or container listings.
    Affected if BackendAI is present and running in the environment
  2. Locate the registration API endpoint
    Identify the registration endpoint path by reviewing BackendAI API documentation or by checking the application's API routing configuration. Common paths include /api/v1/register, /auth/register, or similar registration-related routes.
    Affected if A registration endpoint exists and accepts POST requests for account creation
  3. Test unauthenticated account creation
    Send a POST request to the registration endpoint with a test payload (username, password, email) WITHOUT including any authentication headers or tokens. Observe the HTTP response code.
    Affected if The request succeeds with a 200 or 201 status and returns a valid authentication token or user creation confirmation without requiring credentials
  4. Verify admin registration settings are bypassed
    Check BackendAI's configuration files or admin panel for registration restrictions (such as 'allow_registration', 'require_admin_approval', or 'self_registration_enabled' settings). Then confirm whether these settings are being ignored by the vulnerable endpoint.
    Affected if Admin-configured registration restrictions exist but the endpoint still allows unauthenticated account creation

If the registration endpoint accepts unauthenticated POST requests and creates valid user accounts despite admin-configured restrictions, the environment is affected by this CVE.

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

Implement authentication enforcement on the registration endpoint, ensuring that account creation requires valid admin credentials or approval even when self-registration is disabled.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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