CVE-2026-51367 in Vedo Suite
Summary
by MITRE • 08/19/2026
An issue in Bottinelli Informatica Vedo Suite v.1.2.5 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the api_vedo/chat endpoint and the utente_chat parameter
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 08/19/2026
The vulnerability identified within Bottinelli Informatica Vedo Suite version 1.2.5 represents a significant security flaw centered on improper access control mechanisms, specifically affecting the application's chat functionality. The core of this issue lies in the api_vedo/chat endpoint, which is designed to handle real-time communication or messaging operations within the suite. However, the implementation fails to adequately validate or sanitize input provided through the utente_chat parameter before processing it for database queries or internal logic execution. This lack of rigorous validation allows a remote attacker who has network access to interact with this endpoint and manipulate the parameter in ways that were not intended by the application developers. The consequence of this design oversight is the potential exposure of sensitive information, which could include private messages, user identities, session tokens, or other confidential data stored within the chat system's backend infrastructure.
From a technical perspective, this vulnerability aligns with CWE-209, which describes the generation of an error message that includes sensitive information, and more critically, it often overlaps with CWE-613, insufficient session expiration, if the exposed data allows for further authentication bypasses. However, given the description focuses on obtaining sensitive information via a specific parameter in an API endpoint, it is most accurately classified under CWE-200 or CWE-522 depending on whether the exposure occurs through direct error output or indirect inference such as time-based blind injection if SQLi is involved. In many modern web applications, improper input handling in API parameters can lead to unauthorized data retrieval by exploiting logic flaws where the server trusts client-supplied identifiers without verifying that the requesting user has permission to access resources associated with those identifiers. This constitutes a Broken Access Control vulnerability, which remains one of the most critical risks to web application security as defined by OWASP Top 10 standards.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe for organizations relying on Vedo Suite for internal communications or customer interactions. An attacker could potentially scrape chat logs, extract personally identifiable information (PII) from user profiles linked to chat sessions, or even infer the existence of specific users and their roles within the organization by observing how different utente_chat values are handled. If the underlying database query is susceptible to SQL injection due to unsanitized input in this parameter, the scope of damage expands significantly, potentially allowing full database compromise including administrative credentials and financial records if such data resides in the same schema. This not only violates privacy regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA depending on the industry but also erodes trust among users who expect their communications to remain confidential within the platform's ecosystem.
To mitigate this risk, immediate remediation steps should focus on implementing strict input validation and parameterized queries for all API endpoints handling user-specific data. Developers must ensure that the utente_chat parameter is validated against a whitelist of expected formats or types before being used in any backend logic. Furthermore, enforcing robust authentication checks at the api_vedo/chat endpoint level is essential to verify that the authenticated session making the request has explicit permission to access the resources associated with the requested chat identifier. Implementing rate limiting and logging mechanisms can also help detect abnormal usage patterns indicative of exploitation attempts. From a defense-in-depth perspective, deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) configured with rulesets targeting injection attacks and broken object level authorization flaws can provide an additional layer of protection while patch management processes are underway to update the Vedo Suite software to a version where this flaw has been resolved by Bottinelli Informatica.