{"id":34114,"date":"2025-05-01T20:37:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:37:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-24T17:20:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T17:20:56","slug":"cve-2025-46273-critical-vulnerability-in-uni-nms-lite-can-grant-administrative-privileges-to-unauthenticated-attacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46273-critical-vulnerability-in-uni-nms-lite-can-grant-administrative-privileges-to-unauthenticated-attacker\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-46273: Critical Vulnerability in UNI-NMS-Lite Can Grant Administrative Privileges to Unauthenticated Attacker<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity world is abuzz with the recent discovery of a new vulnerability, CVE-2025-46273, affecting UNI-NMS-Lite. This vulnerability can potentially give an unauthenticated attacker full administrative privileges over all UNI-NMS managed devices. The risk posed by this vulnerability is massive, as it can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32849-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39365\">lead to a system<\/a> compromise or significant data leakage. Administrators of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2775-unauthenticated-xxe-vulnerability-in-sysaid-on-prem-versions-leading-to-administrator-account-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43816\">UNI-NMS-Lite<\/a> managed devices must take immediate action to mitigate the risk as a failure to do so could lead to catastrophic consequences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-46273<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8\/10 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22636-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-vr-frases-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40196\">system compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1448934686\" 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>UNI-NMS-Lite | All versions<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability arises from the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46274-unauthenticated-access-to-managed-database-through-hard-coded-credentials-in-uni-nms-lite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41392\">hard-coded credentials<\/a> within the UNI-NMS-Lite. These credentials are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43564-improper-access-control-vulnerability-in-coldfusion-leading-to-arbitrary-file-system-read\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49403\">accessible to anyone who can reach the system<\/a> over the network. An unauthenticated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28039-pre-auth-remote-command-execution-vulnerability-in-totolink-ex1200t\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39519\">remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability<\/a> by using these hard-coded credentials to gain full administrative access to all UNI-NMS managed devices. This access would allow the attacker to modify system configurations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/doge-s-access-to-federal-data-raises-cybersecurity-concerns\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39364\">access sensitive data<\/a>, and potentially carry out other malicious activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3334858299\" 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>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47154-exploitation-of-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-libjs-in-ladybird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43817\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. This would be done by sending a network <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29972-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-azure-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44772\">request to the target system<\/a> using the hard-coded credentials:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/admin\/login HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nAuthorization: Basic dW5pLW5tcy1saXRlOmhhcmRjb2RlZC1wYXNzd29yZA==<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the `Authorization` header includes the Base64 encoded username and password (`uni-nms-lite:hardcoded-password`). After authenticating with these credentials, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47663-unauthenticated-remote-attacker-gaining-full-access-due-to-improper-json-web-tokens-implementation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41608\">attacker would have full administrative access<\/a> to the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recommended mitigation for CVE-2025-46273 is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, administrators can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-35989-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-s-lxt2-zlib-block-allocation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41971\">block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. As a best practice, regularly updating and patching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0984-critical-file-upload-and-xss-vulnerability-in-netoloji-software-e-flow\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43960\">software can help prevent falling victim to such vulnerabilities<\/a>.<br \/>\nRemember: vigilance and prompt action are your best defense against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/escalating-cybersecurity-threats-to-australia-s-infrastructure-a-detailed-analysis\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45749\">cybersecurity threats<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity world is abuzz with the recent discovery of a new vulnerability, CVE-2025-46273, affecting UNI-NMS-Lite. This vulnerability can potentially give an unauthenticated attacker full administrative privileges over all UNI-NMS managed devices. The risk posed by this vulnerability is massive, as it can lead to a system compromise or significant data leakage. 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