{"id":30662,"date":"2025-04-24T23:12:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T23:12:39","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-15T23:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T23:18:17","slug":"cve-2025-28229-critical-access-control-vulnerability-in-orban-optimod-5950-firmware-and-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28229-critical-access-control-vulnerability-in-orban-optimod-5950-firmware-and-system\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-28229: Critical Access Control Vulnerability in Orban OPTIMOD 5950 Firmware and System<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the rapidly evolving world of cybersecurity, new vulnerabilities emerge almost on a daily basis. One such vulnerability, denoted as CVE-2025-28229, has been identified in the Orban OPTIMOD 5950 Firmware v1.0.0.2 and System v2.2.15. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-27289-replay-attack-vulnerability-uncovered-in-zigbee-smart-home-kit\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35531\">vulnerability allows potential attackers<\/a> to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain administrator privileges. It poses a significant risk to organizations using these versions of the Orban OPTIMOD 5950 firmware and system, as it could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22900-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-n600r-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35181\">potentially lead to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, thus jeopardizing the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-28229<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/yale-new-haven-health-system-data-breach-a-comprehensive-analysis-of-a-cybersecurity-breach-impacting-5-5-million-patients\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40441\">System compromise and data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2378941480\" 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: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\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: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\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: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Orban OPTIMOD 5950 Firmware | v1.0.0.2<br \/>\nOrban OPTIMOD 5950 System | v2.2.15<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by leveraging the incorrect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50123-exploitable-vulnerability-in-hozard-alarm-system-sms-authentication\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34917\">access control mechanism in the affected Orban OPTIMOD 5950 firmware<\/a> and system. Attackers can bypass the existing authentication mechanism, gaining unauthorized access to the system with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26959-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-quy-le-91-administrator-z\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34987\">administrator privileges<\/a>. This can be done remotely over the network without any user interaction, which significantly amplifies the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39557-severe-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-kadence-woocommerce-email-designer\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"36090\">severity of the vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-169589628\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. Please note, this is purely a hypothetical example for the purpose of understanding the potential risk.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/admin\/login HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;username&quot;: &quot;admin&quot;, &quot;password&quot;: &quot;&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is attempting to gain access to the administrator account without providing any password, exploiting the faulty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28230-critical-access-control-vulnerability-in-jmbroadcast-jmb0150-firmware\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"37669\">access control<\/a> mechanism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the affected versions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2563-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-user-registration-membership-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35838\">Orban OPTIMOD 5950 Firmware<\/a> and System are advised to apply the vendor patch immediately to mitigate this vulnerability. In scenarios where immediate patching is not feasible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation, helping to detect and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-38657-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-lxt2-zlib-block-decompression\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43172\">block attempted exploits of this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these measures should not be considered as long-term solutions, and patching should be carried out as soon as possible to effectively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32953-security-vulnerability-in-z80pack-emulator-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40440\">secure the systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the rapidly evolving world of cybersecurity, new vulnerabilities emerge almost on a daily basis. One such vulnerability, denoted as CVE-2025-28229, has been identified in the Orban OPTIMOD 5950 Firmware v1.0.0.2 and System v2.2.15. This vulnerability allows potential attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain administrator privileges. It poses a significant risk to organizations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[75],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-30662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-authentication-bypass"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30662"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38522,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30662\/revisions\/38522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30662"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=30662"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=30662"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=30662"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=30662"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=30662"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=30662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}