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CVE-2025-55148: Authenticated Read-Only Admins Able to Configure Restricted Settings in Ivanti Products

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Overview

The CVE-2025-55148 vulnerability affects multiple Ivanti security products. A security oversight allows authenticated users with read-only admin privileges to configure restricted settings. This vulnerability could potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage, making it a significant threat to organizations using the affected products.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-55148
Severity: High (CVSS: 7.6)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Required
Impact: System compromise, Data leakage

Affected Products

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Product | Affected Versions

Ivanti Connect Secure | Before 22.7R2.9 or 22.8R2
Ivanti Policy Secure | Before 22.7R1.6
Ivanti ZTA Gateway | Before 2.8R2.3-723
Ivanti Neurons for Secure Access | Before 22.8R1.4

How the Exploit Works

An attacker with authenticated read-only admin access could exploit this vulnerability by sending specific configuration requests to the server. As the system does not properly enforce authorization checks for these requests, the attacker can modify settings that should be restricted.

Conceptual Example Code

This is a hypothetical example of how an attacker might use a HTTP request to exploit the vulnerability:

POST /restricted/settings/configure HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer read-only-admin-token
{ "restricted_setting": "new_value" }

In this example, the attacker sends a POST request to the restricted settings configuration endpoint, attempting to change a restricted setting to a new value. Despite having only read-only admin privileges, the server accepts and applies the new configuration due to the vulnerability.

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Disclaimer:

The information and code presented in this article are provided for educational and defensive cybersecurity purposes only. Any conceptual or pseudocode examples are simplified representations intended to raise awareness and promote secure development and system configuration practices.

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