{"id":37888,"date":"2025-05-13T18:33:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T18:33:53","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-29T02:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:50:02","slug":"cve-2025-2775-unauthenticated-xxe-vulnerability-in-sysaid-on-prem-versions-leading-to-administrator-account-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2775-unauthenticated-xxe-vulnerability-in-sysaid-on-prem-versions-leading-to-administrator-account-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-2775: Unauthenticated XXE Vulnerability in SysAid On-Prem Versions Leading to Administrator Account Takeover<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-2775 is a severe vulnerability affecting SysAid On-Prem versions up to and including 23.3.40. This vulnerability poses significant security risks as it enables an attacker to exploit an unauthenticated XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Checkin processing functionality. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-44120-local-admin-account-exploit-in-spectrum-power-7\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43329\">exploitation could lead to an administrator account<\/a> takeover and file read primitives, which can compromise system security and data integrity. Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4050-heap-corruption-in-google-chrome-devtools-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43061\">potential for system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, understanding and mitigating this vulnerability should be a priority for any organization using the affected SysAid On-Prem versions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-2775<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.3 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4372-webaudio-heap-corruption-in-google-chrome-a-potential-gateway-to-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43851\">System compromise<\/a>, data leakage, and administrator account takeover<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2667270998\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2776-unauthenticated-xxe-vulnerability-in-sysaid-on-prem-leading-to-admin-account-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43695\">SysAid On-Prem<\/a> |<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-2775 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2905-critical-xxe-vulnerability-in-wso2-api-manager-gateway\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43107\">vulnerability is an unauthenticated XXE<\/a> (XML External Entity) vulnerability in SysAid On-Prem&#8217;s Checkin processing functionality. This makes it possible for an attacker to send a specially crafted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2777-unauthenticated-xml-external-entity-xxe-vulnerability-in-sysaid-on-prem\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43850\">XML request that includes external entities<\/a>. When the server parses this XML request, it can be tricked into disclosing sensitive data, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30165-potential-system-compromise-in-vllm-v0-engine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44040\">compromising the system<\/a>, or allowing for an administrator account takeover.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3779535120\" 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 vulnerability might be exploited. This is a sample <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6162-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-ex1200t-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86380\">HTTP request<\/a> with a malicious XML payload:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/checkin HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/xml\n&lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;ISO-8859-1&quot;?&gt;\n&lt;!DOCTYPE foo [\n&lt;!ELEMENT foo ANY &gt;\n&lt;!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM &quot;file:\/\/\/etc\/passwd&quot; &gt;]&gt;\n&lt;foo&gt;&amp;xxe;&lt;\/foo&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This example attempts to read the \/etc\/passwd <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=\"49372\">file on a Unix-based system<\/a>. If the server is vulnerable and parses this XML, the contents of the \/etc\/passwd file will be included in the server&#8217;s response, thereby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30391-microsoft-dynamics-input-validation-vulnerability-leading-to-unauthorized-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42590\">leading to information<\/a> disclosure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary mitigation for CVE-2025-2775 is to apply the vendor patch. SysAid has released updates that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4335-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-multiple-addresses-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43729\">address this vulnerability<\/a>, and affected organizations are advised to update their systems as soon as possible to the latest version.<br \/>\nIn the absence of an immediate patch application, organizations can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24274-input-validation-issue-exploitable-via-malicious-app-on-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86381\">malicious XML input<\/a>. This can serve as a temporary mitigation measure to prevent the exploitation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54742-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wpevently-leading-to-possible-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86379\">vulnerability until it is possible<\/a> to apply the vendor patch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-2775 is a severe vulnerability affecting SysAid On-Prem versions up to and including 23.3.40. This vulnerability poses significant security risks as it enables an attacker to exploit an unauthenticated XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Checkin processing functionality. 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