{"id":72064,"date":"2025-09-06T23:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T23:05:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-23T04:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:01:30","slug":"cve-2025-27215-unauthorized-system-modification-vulnerability-in-unifi-display-cast-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27215-unauthorized-system-modification-vulnerability-in-unifi-display-cast-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-27215: Unauthorized System Modification Vulnerability in UniFi Display Cast Devices<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is, unfortunately, a constantly evolving field, and today we will delve deep into one of the recently discovered vulnerabilities, known as CVE-2025-27215. This vulnerability is an Improper Access Control flaw that affects UniFi Connect Display Cast devices. It has been reported that if a malicious actor gains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55306-critical-api-key-and-authentication-token-exposure-in-genx-fx-trading-platform\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81367\">authentication in the API<\/a> of these devices, it could make unsupported changes to the system. This poses a substantial risk to businesses and individuals using these devices, as it opens up <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=\"79710\">potential for system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-27215<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS score 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40920-weak-cryptographic-source-in-data-uuid-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79849\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1407951304\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24285-command-injection-vulnerability-in-unifi-connect-ev-station-lite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81731\">UniFi Connect<\/a> Display Cast | Version 1.10.3 and earlier<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27214-missing-authentication-for-critical-function-vulnerability-in-unifi-connect-ev-station-pro\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82100\">UniFi Connect<\/a> Display Cast Pro | Version 1.0.89 and earlier<br \/>\nUniFi Connect Display Cast Lite | Version 1.0.3 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability resides in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53763-improper-access-control-in-azure-databricks-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79796\">Improper Access Control<\/a> mechanism of UniFi Connect Display Cast devices. An attacker, after gaining authentication in the API, can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3931-yggdrasil-s-flaw-opens-door-to-local-privilege-escalation-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91365\">flaw to make unsupported changes to the system<\/a>. This can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46386-authorization-bypass-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79884\">potentially allow the attacker to compromise the system<\/a>, alter its functionality, or steal sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2053924340\" 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>The following is a hypothetical example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a simulated HTTP request where a malicious actor sends a payload designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25180-underprivileged-software-manipulates-gpu-system-calls-for-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88726\">manipulate the system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/improperaccess\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-type: application\/json\nAuthorization: Bearer [malicious_actor_token]\n{ &quot;unsupported_changes&quot;: &quot;[malicious_code]&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the `unsupported_changes` field is used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54788-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-suitecrm-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80183\">inject malicious code into the system<\/a>. It&#8217;s important to note that this is a conceptual example and the actual exploit may vary based on the system and the attacker&#8217;s intentions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly advised to update their UniFi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48000-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-windows-connected-devices-platform-service\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80268\">Connect Display Cast devices to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a>:<br \/>\n&#8211; Update UniFi Connect Display Cast to Version 1.10.7 or later<br \/>\n&#8211; Update UniFi Connect Display Cast Pro to Version 1.0.94 or later<br \/>\n&#8211; Update UniFi Connect Display Cast Lite to Version 1.1.8 or later<br \/>\nIn case the patch cannot be applied immediately, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation measure to block or detect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8714-critical-postgresql-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-injection-by-superusers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80782\">malicious requests exploiting this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is, unfortunately, a constantly evolving field, and today we will delve deep into one of the recently discovered vulnerabilities, known as CVE-2025-27215. This vulnerability is an Improper Access Control flaw that affects UniFi Connect Display Cast devices. It has been reported that if a malicious actor gains authentication in the API [&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-72064","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\/72064","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=72064"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84396,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72064\/revisions\/84396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72064"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=72064"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=72064"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=72064"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=72064"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=72064"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=72064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}