Advantech Wireless Sensing and Equipment A2.01 B00 Session Cookie excessive authentication

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A vulnerability was found in Advantech Wireless Sensing and Equipment A2.01 B00. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Session Cookie Handler. This manipulation causes excessive authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-48461. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Advantech Wireless Sensing and Equipment A2.01 B00. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Session Cookie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to conduct brute force guessing and account takeover as the session cookies are predictable, potentially allowing the attackers to gain root, admin or user access and reset passwords.

The weakness was published by Joel Chang Zhi Kai. The advisory is shared at csa.gov.sg. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-48461 since 05/22/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-18991). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Advantech

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• Wireless Sensing and Equipment

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• A2.01 B00

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.advantech.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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