cvat-ai cvat up to 2.41.x improper authentication

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in cvat-ai cvat up to 2.41.x. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-54573. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in cvat-ai cvat up to 2.41.x. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

CVAT is an open source interactive video and image annotation tool for computer vision. In versions 1.1.0 through 2.41.0, email verification was not enforced when using Basic HTTP Authentication. As a result, users could create accounts using fake email addresses and use the product as verified users. Additionally, the missing email verification check leaves the system open to bot signups and further usage. CVAT 2.42.0 and later versions contain a fix for the issue. CVAT Enterprise customers have a workaround available; those customers may disable registration to prevent this issue.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-54573 since 07/25/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.42.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Artificial Intelligence Software

Vendor

• cvat-ai

Name

• cvat

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36
• 2.37
• 2.38
• 2.39
• 2.40
• 2.41

Website

• Product: https://github.com/cvat-ai/cvat/

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