Overview
The cybersecurity community has identified a new vulnerability, CVE-2025-55165, within the Autocaliweb web application. This vulnerability presents significant risks to users, as it can lead to inadvertent exposure of sensitive information, particularly API keys. Autocaliweb, a popular platform for browsing, reading, and downloading eBooks, has a wide user base. This means that a large number of users could potentially be affected by this vulnerability, underscoring the importance of addressing this issue promptly.
The exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to serious security breaches, including system compromise or data leakage. The severity of the situation is further emphasized by its high CVSS severity score of 8.2. Therefore, it’s critical for all users to apply the necessary patch or mitigation measures as soon as possible.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-55165
Severity: High (CVSS: 8.2)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Impact: System compromise or data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Autocaliweb | Prior to 0.8.3
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability arises due to the way the debug pack is generated by Autocaliweb. The to_dict() method, which is used to serialize the configuration for the debug pack, fails to adequately filter out sensitive fields, such as API tokens. As a result, when users share these debug packs, they could inadvertently be sharing their private API keys. This could lead to unauthorized access to their accounts or misuse of their API keys.
Conceptual Example Code
The following pseudocode illustrates the potential exploit:
def to_dict():
# Gathering configuration data
config_data = gather_config_data()
# Insecure serialization of configuration data
debug_pack = serialize_config_data(config_data)
# Sharing debug pack with sensitive data
share_debug_pack(debug_pack)
# User unknowingly calls the function, exposing their API keys
to_dict()In this pseudocode, the serialize_config_data function is the critical point where the vulnerability arises. This function doesn’t properly filter out sensitive data, thus including API keys in the serialized debug pack. When the debug pack is shared through the share_debug_pack function, the API keys are inadvertently exposed.