Overview
The vulnerability, CVE-2025-48261, is a significant flaw in the MultiVendorX software that allows unauthorized users to retrieve sensitive embedded data. This vulnerability affects a range of versions of MultiVendorX, posing a substantial threat to the integrity of user data and system security. Its high severity score indicates the urgent need for user attention and mitigation.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-48261
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise and sensitive data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
MultiVendorX | up to version 4.2.22
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability CVE-2025-48261 arises from an error in the handling of data packets in MultiVendorX. The software incorrectly embeds sensitive information within sent data packets, allowing unauthorized users to retrieve this information. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely through a network attack vector, requiring no user interaction or privileges, leading to the potential compromise of the system and data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
Below is a conceptual example of an HTTP request that could potentially exploit this vulnerability:
GET /retrieve/data HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Accept: application/json
In this example, an attacker sends a GET request to the ‘/retrieve/data’ endpoint of the targeted server. The server, vulnerable due to CVE-2025-48261, then responds with a data packet that inadvertently includes sensitive information.
The presence of this vulnerability underlines the importance of implementing the recommended patch or using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation.

