Zulip up to 10.0 API authorization bypass through user-controlled sql primary key

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Zulip up to 10.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component API. Such manipulation leads to authorization bypass through user-controlled sql primary key. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-30369. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Zulip up to 10.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization bypass through user-controlled sql primary key vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-566. The product uses a database table that includes records that should not be accessible to an actor, but it executes a SQL statement with a primary key that can be controlled by that actor. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Zulip is an open-source team collaboration tool. The API for deleting an organization custom profile field is supposed to be restricted to organization administrators, but its handler failed to check that the field belongs to the same organization as the user. Therefore, an administrator of any organization was incorrectly allowed to delete custom profile fields belonging to a different organization. This is fixed in Zulip Server 10.1.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-30369 since 03/21/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 10.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.7
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VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization bypass through user-controlled sql primary key
CWE: CWE-566 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Zulip 10.1

Timelineinfo

03/21/2025 🔍
03/31/2025 +9 days 🔍
03/31/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/27/2025 +149 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-fcgx-q63f-7gw4
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-30369 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-30369
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-302204

Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2025 20:51
Updated: 08/27/2025 10:00
Changes: 03/31/2025 20:51 (63), 08/27/2025 10:00 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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