Overview
Lablup’s BackendAI, a popular AI management solution, has a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-49651. This vulnerability allows attackers to take over all active sessions, thereby accessing, stealing, or altering any data accessible in the session. All current versions of BackendAI are affected, making a large portion of AI servers vulnerable. This issue is significant due to the potential system compromise and data leakage that could occur if successfully exploited, posing a severe risk to the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive data.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-49651
Severity: Critical (CVSS: 8.1)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise and data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
BackendAI | All current versions
How the Exploit Works
The CVE-2025-49651 exploit takes advantage of a missing authorization check in BackendAI’s session management. This flaw allows attackers to remotely seize control of any active session by simply sending specially crafted network requests. Once a session is hijacked, the attacker has unrestricted access to all data and resources within the session, leading to potential system compromise and data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
The following conceptual example demonstrates how this vulnerability might be exploited. This is a sample HTTP request, which an attacker might use to hijack an active session:
GET /BackendAI/sessionID12345/takeover HTTP/1.1
Host: vulnerable.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{"session_control": "hijack"}Mitigation and Prevention
Users of BackendAI should immediately apply the vendor-provided patch to remediate this vulnerability. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, users are advised to use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation. These systems can detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.
Remember, in the realm of cybersecurity, staying updated is equally as important as staying informed. Therefore, system administrators are always advised to keep software and security systems up-to-date to protect against the latest known vulnerabilities.