{"id":77885,"date":"2025-09-27T02:31:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T02:31:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:51:50","slug":"cve-2025-57605-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-aikaan-iot-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57605-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-aikaan-iot-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-57605: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AiKaan IoT Platform<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the expanding world of the Internet of Things (IoT), ensuring the security of these devices is of paramount importance. A new vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-57605, has been discovered in the AiKaan IoT Platform that allows authenticated users to bypass server-side authorization on department admin assignment APIs. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22410-critical-use-after-free-vulnerability-allowing-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85160\">vulnerability essentially allows<\/a> an authenticated user to assign themselves as administrators of other departments, thereby escalating their privileges and potentially resulting in unauthorized system compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-21125-serious-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-local-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86035\">vulnerability is a serious<\/a> concern for any organization utilizing the AiKaan IoT platform, particularly those with multiple departments and sensitive data. The severity of this vulnerability is highlighted by its CVSS Severity Score of 8.8, indicating it&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-32832-high-risk-authorization-bypass-vulnerability-in-login-with-phone-number\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85168\">high-risk vulnerability<\/a> that should be addressed urgently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-57605<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Unauthorized privilege escalation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0610-csrf-vulnerability-in-akinsoft-qr-menu-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85173\">potential system<\/a> compromise, and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1200593468\" 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-2025-52351-aikaan-iot-management-platform-password-exposure-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89201\">AiKaan IoT Platform<\/a> | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a lack of server-side authorization in the AiKaan IoT Platform. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5060-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-bravis-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85236\">authenticated user<\/a> can send a specially crafted request to the department admin assignment APIs, assigning themselves as administrators of other departments. This allows them to elevate their privileges without the necessary authorization, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85564\">potentially gaining access to sensitive data and systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-887077413\" 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>To further grasp how this vulnerability may be exploited, consider the following conceptual HTTP request:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/api\/v1\/departments\/{department_id}\/admin HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nAuthorization: Bearer {user_token}\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;user_id&quot;: &quot;{attacker_user_id}&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6454-authenticated-user-exploit-in-gitlab-ce-ee-through-proxy-environments\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90749\">authenticated user<\/a> (the attacker) uses their legitimate user token (`{user_token}`) to send a POST request to the department admin assignment API. They replace `{department_id}` with the ID of the department they wish to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22406-local-privilege-escalation-due-to-use-after-free-in-bnep-utils-cc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85458\">escalate their privileges<\/a> in, and `{attacker_user_id}` with their own user ID. If successful, the server will return a 200 OK response, and the attacker will now have admin privileges for that department.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52930-high-risk-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-sail-image-decoding-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90871\">risks associated with this vulnerability<\/a>, organizations are advised to apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible. Until the patch can be applied, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as temporary mitigation to monitor and block suspicious activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the expanding world of the Internet of Things (IoT), ensuring the security of these devices is of paramount importance. A new vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-57605, has been discovered in the AiKaan IoT Platform that allows authenticated users to bypass server-side authorization on department admin assignment APIs. 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