{"id":29408,"date":"2025-04-23T02:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T02:49:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T12:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T18:32:43","slug":"cve-2025-30215-high-risk-cross-account-exploitation-in-nats-server-versions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30215-high-risk-cross-account-exploitation-in-nats-server-versions\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-30215: High-Risk Cross-Account Exploitation in NATS-Server Versions<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-30215 is a significant vulnerability affecting NATS-Server, a high-performance server for NATS.io, known for being a cloud and edge native messaging system. This vulnerability was discovered in versions starting from 2.2.0 but prior to 2.10.27 and 2.11.1. It exposes a weakness in the management of JetStream assets, allowing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-5881-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-the-genie-company-aladdin-connect\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34013\">unauthorized access<\/a> to administrative actions on any JS asset in any other account. This issue affects a wide range of users and organizations that employ NATS-Server within their infrastructure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23176-sql-injection-vulnerability-poses-serious-threat-to-data-security\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39959\">posing serious risks of system compromise or data<\/a> destruction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-30215<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.6)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50350-broken-cryptographic-algorithm-leads-to-potential-data-leakage-in-hcl-dryice-myxalytics\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33698\">potential data leakage<\/a>, and data destruction<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-455830063\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>NATS-Server | 2.2.0 to 2.10.26<br \/>\nNATS-Server | 2.2.0 to 2.11.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30511-stored-xss-vulnerability-due-to-improper-sanitization-of-plant-name-input\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35972\">vulnerability lies in the management of JetStream assets due<\/a> to missing access controls. For the affected NATS-Server versions, JetStream assets are managed with messages in the $JS. subject namespace in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6080-unauthorized-admin-account-creation-in-wpgym-wordpress-gym-management-system-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80594\">system account<\/a>. Parts of this system are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-alert-unpacking-the-simple-mistakes-that-expose-your-account-details-to-scammers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35858\">exposed into regular accounts<\/a> to allow account holders to manage their assets.<br \/>\nHowever, some of the JS API requests lack appropriate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28229-critical-access-control-vulnerability-in-orban-optimod-5950-firmware-and-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"37232\">access controls<\/a>, allowing any user with JS management permissions in any account to perform administrative actions on any JS asset in any other account. While none of the affected APIs allow disclosing stream contents, at least one unprotected API can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27286-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-leads-to-object-injection-in-saoshyant-slider\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"37031\">lead to significant data<\/a> destruction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1246508804\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50123-exploitable-vulnerability-in-hozard-alarm-system-sms-authentication\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34950\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. This command could theoretically be run by any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45949-phpgurukul-user-management-system-session-hijacking-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41164\">user with JS management<\/a> permissions to delete data in another account:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">nats request &#039;$JS.api.consumer.delete&#039; &#039;{&quot;stream_name&quot;:&quot;TARGET_STREAM&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;TARGET_CONSUMER&quot;}&#039;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Note that this is a conceptual example and not a literal command. Actual exploitation would likely involve more specific and complex actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-30215 is a significant vulnerability affecting NATS-Server, a high-performance server for NATS.io, known for being a cloud and edge native messaging system. This vulnerability was discovered in versions starting from 2.2.0 but prior to 2.10.27 and 2.11.1. 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