{"id":49331,"date":"2025-06-06T13:37:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:37:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-28T11:18:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T17:18:48","slug":"cve-2025-48936-zitadel-open-source-software-password-reset-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48936-zitadel-open-source-software-password-reset-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-48936: Zitadel Open-Source Software Password Reset Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the constantly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, a new vulnerability has been discovered that affects Zitadel, an open-source identity infrastructure software. Identified as CVE-2025-48936, this vulnerability presents certain risks to users and poses a significant threat to the security of their accounts. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48748-hard-coded-password-vulnerability-in-netwrix-directory-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57051\">vulnerability exists in the password<\/a> reset mechanism of Zitadel versions prior to 2.70.12, 2.71.10, and 3.2.2. The implications of this flaw are substantial, potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31263-critical-memory-handling-vulnerability-could-lead-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage-in-macos-sequoia-15-4\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57052\">leading to system compromise or data leakage<\/a>, making it a critical issue to be addressed promptly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-48936<br \/>\nSeverity: High &#8211; CVSS Score 8.1<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47668-linux-kernel-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57564\">Potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-277735166\" 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>Zitadel | Prior to 2.70.12<br \/>\nZitadel | Prior to 2.71.10<br \/>\nZitadel | Prior to 3.2.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a flaw in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52560-critical-password-reset-vulnerability-in-kanboard-prior-to-1-2-46\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65428\">password reset<\/a> mechanism of Zitadel. The software uses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41235-untrusted-proxy-header-forwarding-in-spring-cloud-gateway-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57563\">Forwarded or X-Forwarded-Host header<\/a> from incoming requests to construct the URL for the password reset confirmation link that is emailed to the user. If an attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48865-manipulation-of-x-forwarded-headers-in-fabio-prior-to-version-1-6-6\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58298\">manipulate these headers<\/a>, for instance, via host header injection, they could cause Zitadel to generate a password reset link pointing to a malicious domain under their control. If the unsuspecting user clicks this manipulated link, the secret reset <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49091-remote-code-execution-due-to-kde-konsole-url-scheme-handler-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62055\">code embedded in the URL<\/a> can be captured by the attacker. This code can then be used to reset the user&#8217;s password and gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39350-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-rocket-apps-wproject\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55690\">unauthorized access<\/a> to their account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4157438175\" 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. The attacker sends a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5739-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62056\">HTTP request<\/a> manipulating the &#8220;X-Forwarded-Host&#8221; header:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/password\/reset HTTP\/1.1\nHost: victim.example.com\nX-Forwarded-Host: attacker.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;email&quot;: &quot;victim@example.com&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This causes the password reset email to include a link pointing to the attacker&#8217;s domain, which enables them to capture the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1329-local-user-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-cics-tx\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59410\">user&#8217;s reset code<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the constantly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, a new vulnerability has been discovered that affects Zitadel, an open-source identity infrastructure software. Identified as CVE-2025-48936, this vulnerability presents certain risks to users and poses a significant threat to the security of their accounts. The vulnerability exists in the password reset mechanism of Zitadel versions prior [&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-49331","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\/49331","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=49331"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58882,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49331\/revisions\/58882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49331"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=49331"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=49331"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=49331"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=49331"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=49331"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=49331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}