{"id":59879,"date":"2025-08-04T19:53:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:53:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:14:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:14:34","slug":"cve-2025-6505-unauthorized-access-and-impersonation-vulnerability-in-progress-software-s-hybrid-data-pipeline-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6505-unauthorized-access-and-impersonation-vulnerability-in-progress-software-s-hybrid-data-pipeline-server\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-6505: Unauthorized Access and Impersonation Vulnerability in Progress Software&#8217;s Hybrid Data Pipeline Server<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-6505 is a critical vulnerability that impacts versions 4.6.2.3226 and below of Progress Software&#8217;s Hybrid Data Pipeline Server on Linux. This vulnerability exposes systems to unauthorized access and impersonation, presenting a significant risk to the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of data. The threat arises when OAuth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27052-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-unix-clients-processing-data-packets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74096\">Clients perform an OAuth handshake with the Hybrid Data<\/a> Pipeline Server, as the server accepts client credentials from both HTTP headers and request parameters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-6505<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54378-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-hax-cms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68843\">Unauthorized access<\/a>, Impersonation, Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1592947876\" 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>Progress Software&#8217;s Hybrid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49759-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sql-server-potentially-enabling-privilege-escalation-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79167\">Data Pipeline Server<\/a> | 4.6.2.3226 and below<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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=\"70027\">vulnerability stems from the server&#8217;s<\/a> acceptance of client credentials from both HTTP headers and request parameters during an OAuth handshake. An attacker can exploit this by combining credentials from different sources, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41666-watchdog-file-replacement-vulnerability-allowing-remote-access-and-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66662\">allowing them to impersonate legitimate clients and gain unauthorized access<\/a> to the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-534320409\" 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. In this hypothetical scenario, an attacker sends a malicious POST request with both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8031-leakage-of-http-basic-authentication-credentials-in-firefox-and-thunderbird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75435\">HTTP headers and request parameters containing client credentials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/oauth\/token HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-server.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\nAuthorization: Basic [legitimate client credentials]\n{\n&quot;grant_type&quot;: &quot;password&quot;,\n&quot;username&quot;: &quot;[attacker&#039;s username]&quot;,\n&quot;password&quot;: &quot;[attacker&#039;s password]&quot;,\n&quot;client_id&quot;: &quot;[legitimate client id]&quot;,\n&quot;client_secret&quot;: &quot;[legitimate client secret]&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The server, unable to distinguish between the legitimate client credentials from the HTTP headers and the malicious credentials from the request parameters, grants the attacker access, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41668-critical-file-replacement-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66320\">leading to unauthorized<\/a> access and potential data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ideal solution is to apply the vendor patch which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58280-object-heap-address-exposure-vulnerability-in-ark-ets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87267\">addresses this vulnerability<\/a>. If unable to apply the patch immediately, consider implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. Additionally, regularly audit your systems to detect any unusual activity and ensure that all systems run the most recent software version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-6505 is a critical vulnerability that impacts versions 4.6.2.3226 and below of Progress Software&#8217;s Hybrid Data Pipeline Server on Linux. This vulnerability exposes systems to unauthorized access and impersonation, presenting a significant risk to the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of data. 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