JHipster up to 8.8.x /api/account authorities access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in JHipster up to 8.8.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /api/account. The manipulation of the argument authorities leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-43712. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in JHipster up to 8.8.x and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file /api/account. The manipulation of the argument authorities with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

JHipster before v.8.9.0 allows privilege escalation via a modified authorities parameter. Upon registering in the JHipster portal and logging in as a standard user, the authorities parameter in the response from the api/account endpoint contains the value ROLE_USER. By manipulating the authorities parameter and changing its value to ROLE_ADMIN, the privilege is successfully escalated to an Admin level. This allowed the access to all admin-related functionalities in the application.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43712 since 04/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 8.9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-22595). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: JHipster 8.9.0

Timelineinfo

04/17/2025 CVE reserved
07/25/2025 +99 days Advisory disclosed
07/25/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/04/2025 +10 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43712 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43712
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-317669
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2025 15:44
Updated: 08/04/2025 16:01
Changes: 07/25/2025 15:44 (55), 07/28/2025 21:01 (12), 08/04/2025 16:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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