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CVE-2025-1710: Brute-Force Vulnerability in maxView Storage Manager

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Overview

The reported vulnerability CVE-2025-1710, found within the maxView Storage Manager, exposes potential risks to system integrity and data security. The vulnerability stems from the software’s inability to effectively thwart multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time period, rendering it susceptible to brute-force attacks. Affected systems could face grave consequences, including system compromise and data leakage.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-1710
Severity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Not Required
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to system compromise and data leakage.

Affected Products

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Product | Affected Versions

maxView Storage Manager | All versions prior to the patched release

How the Exploit Works

The exploit works by repeatedly attempting to authenticate with the maxView Storage Manager using different credentials in a short span of time. Due to the lack of measures in place to prevent or slow down multiple failed authentication attempts, an attacker could potentially gain unauthorized access by guessing the correct credentials through a brute-force attack.

Conceptual Example Code

A conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited is through repeated HTTP POST requests to the login endpoint with different credentials. An example of this could be:

POST /login HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
username=guess&password=guess

The “username” and “password” fields would be substituted with different values on each request in a brute force attempt to guess the correct credentials.

Recommended Mitigation

To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the vendor’s patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) may serve as a temporary mitigation strategy.

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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.

Do not use this information to attempt unauthorized access or exploit vulnerabilities on systems that you do not own or have explicit permission to test.

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