{"id":53669,"date":"2025-06-20T01:48:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T01:48:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-27T09:44:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T15:44:48","slug":"cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5485: A Critical Vulnerability Pertaining to User Name Enumeration in Web Management Interfaces<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is an ever-evolving battleground, and today we&#8217;re spotlighting the recently discovered vulnerability CVE-2025-5485. This concern impacts the web management interfaces of certain systems, potentially posing a significant risk to businesses, institutions, and individual users worldwide. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5853-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac6-router-may-lead-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60037\">vulnerability lies in how these systems<\/a> restrict user names to numerical identifiers, providing a straightforward path for malicious actors to target potential victims.<br \/>\nThe reason this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31424-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wp-lead-capturing-pages-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60225\">vulnerability matters is it could lead<\/a> to serious implications, including system compromise or data leakage. Furthermore, with a CVSS Severity Score of 8.6, CVE-2025-5485 is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43232-critical-permissions-issue-allowing-app-to-bypass-privacy-preferences-in-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69111\">critical issue<\/a> that demands immediate attention from affected parties and cybersecurity professionals alike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5485<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS score of 8.6)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Web-based<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40912-critical-vulnerability-in-cryptx-for-perl-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60799\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-287801322\" 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-2025-30184-unauthenticated-web-interface-access-vulnerability-in-cyberdata-011209-intercom\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60443\">Web Management Interface<\/a> v1.x | v1.0 to v1.9<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58159-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-wegia-web-manager-for-charitable-institutions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85477\">Web Management<\/a> Interface v2.x | v2.0 to v2.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33053-a-critical-vulnerability-enabling-external-control-of-file-name-or-path-in-webdav\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60821\">vulnerability arises from the way these systems limit user names<\/a> to numerical identifiers, with a maximum length of 10 digits. This limitation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6436-critical-memory-safety-bugs-in-firefox-and-thunderbird-potentially-allowing-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64773\">allows a malicious actor to enumerate potential<\/a> targets by simply incrementing or decrementing from known identifiers, or by generating random digit sequences. Once the attacker identifies a valid user name, they can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49619-jinja-runtime-leak-vulnerability-in-skyvern\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60122\">vulnerability to compromise the system or leak<\/a> sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3967063493\" 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>A conceptual example of exploiting this vulnerability might involve a script that sends HTTP requests to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3461-critical-unauthenticated-telnet-interface-vulnerability-in-quantenna-wi-fi-chipsets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60011\">web management<\/a> interface, cycling through possible user names. Here&#8217;s a simplified version of what that might look like:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/web-interface\/login?username=1234567890 HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The script would then analyze the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-31854-critical-tls-server-certificate-validation-vulnerability-in-sicam-toolbox-ii\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70020\">server response to determine if the user name is valid<\/a>. If it is, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5353-local-authenticated-attacker-exploit-in-ivanti-workspace-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64775\">attacker would be one step closer to exploiting<\/a> the vulnerability.<br \/>\nTo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39486-rankie-sql-injection-vulnerability-and-mitigation-measures\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64774\">mitigate this vulnerability<\/a>, it is highly recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. The ultimate goal is to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49136-critical-vulnerability-in-listmonk-allows-unauthorized-access-to-sensitive-environment-variables\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60360\">unauthorized users from accessing<\/a> the web management interface, thereby safeguarding your systems from potential compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is an ever-evolving battleground, and today we&#8217;re spotlighting the recently discovered vulnerability CVE-2025-5485. This concern impacts the web management interfaces of certain systems, potentially posing a significant risk to businesses, institutions, and individual users worldwide. The vulnerability lies in how these systems restrict user names to numerical identifiers, providing a straightforward [&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-53669","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\/53669","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=53669"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78268,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53669\/revisions\/78268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53669"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=53669"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=53669"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=53669"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=53669"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=53669"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=53669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}