{"id":34353,"date":"2025-05-03T23:57:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:57:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:17:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T17:17:43","slug":"cve-2025-25777-unauthorized-user-profile-access-in-codeastro-bus-ticket-booking-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25777-unauthorized-user-profile-access-in-codeastro-bus-ticket-booking-system\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-25777: Unauthorized User Profile Access in Codeastro Bus Ticket Booking System<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This blog post investigates a significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-25777, identified in Codeastro&#8217;s Bus Ticket Booking System v1.0. This vulnerability is a clear instance of Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR), a common yet often overlooked web security issue. The vulnerability potentially allows an unauthorized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/ahold-delhaize-cyber-attack-unpacking-the-data-breach-and-its-implications\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39220\">attacker to gain direct access to sensitive user profile data<\/a>, which could lead to serious privacy breaches, including identity theft and fraud. As such, it&#8217;s a <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=\"43983\">critical concern for any organization that uses the affected software<\/a> and stores sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-25777<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.0)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Unauthorized access to sensitive user profiles, <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=\"40208\">leading to potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-705962550\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25775-a-high-risk-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-codeastro-bus-ticket-booking-system-v1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40404\">Codeastro Bus Ticket Booking System<\/a> | v1.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32849-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39221\">user ID parameter in the URL of the Codeastro Bus<\/a> Ticket Booking System. By manipulating this user ID, an attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-44752-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-student-study-center-desk-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40346\">bypass the system&#8217;s authentication<\/a> and authorization checks and gain access to other users&#8217; profiles. This manipulation can happen when an attacker intercepts the URL during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45949-phpgurukul-user-management-system-session-hijacking-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41142\">user&#8217;s session<\/a> and modifies the user ID. The system doesn&#8217;t verify the legitimacy of the request, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30391-microsoft-dynamics-input-validation-vulnerability-leading-to-unauthorized-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42606\">leading to unauthorized<\/a> access.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3302411907\" 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 hypothetical example of how an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3200-unauthenticated-remote-attacker-exploiting-insecure-tls-protocols\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40794\">attacker might exploit<\/a> this vulnerability. This is not actual attack code, but a conceptual illustration:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/user\/profile?id=123 HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerablebusbooking.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above HTTP request, an attacker could change the `id` parameter to any other <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=\"41612\">user<\/a> ID to access their profile:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/user\/profile?id=456 HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerablebusbooking.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the manipulated request, the attacker attempts to access the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48340-critical-csrf-vulnerability-in-danny-vink-user-profile-meta-manager-allows-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52861\">profile of user<\/a> with the ID &#8216;456&#8217; instead of &#8216;123. The system, due to the IDOR vulnerability, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31478-zulip-server-vulnerability-allowing-unauthorized-account-creation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40311\">allows this unauthorized<\/a> access, compromising the user&#8217;s data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, the most effective solution is to apply the patch provided by the vendor. If the patch isn&#8217;t immediately available or applicable, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. These solutions can 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=\"42607\">block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, they should be considered as interim measures until the vendor patch can be applied, as they may not provide complete protection against all possible exploits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This blog post investigates a significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-25777, identified in Codeastro&#8217;s Bus Ticket Booking System v1.0. This vulnerability is a clear instance of Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR), a common yet often overlooked web security issue. 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