{"id":81445,"date":"2025-10-03T21:27:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T21:27:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:37:23","slug":"cve-2025-59945-unauthorized-admin-access-vulnerability-in-sysreptor-pentest-reporting-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59945-unauthorized-admin-access-vulnerability-in-sysreptor-pentest-reporting-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-59945: Unauthorized Admin Access Vulnerability in SysReptor Pentest Reporting Platform<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SysReptor, a popular pentest reporting platform, is grappling with an alarming security flaw (CVE-2025-59945) that exposes pentesting projects to unauthorized access and potential manipulation. This vulnerability is particularly concerning because it allows authenticated, but unprivileged users to assign themselves the &#8216;is_project_admin&#8217; permission, thereby gaining unauthorized access to sensitive projects. As a result, these users can read, modify, and even delete pentesting projects they are not supposed to access, posing serious cybersecurity implications.<br \/>\nThe flaw affects versions from 2024.74 to before 2025.83 of the SysReptor platform. It is critical for organizations using this software to understand the implications of this vulnerability, how it can be exploited, and the steps required for mitigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-59945<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS score: 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6454-authenticated-user-exploit-in-gitlab-ce-ee-through-proxy-environments\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90741\">Authenticated but unprivileged users<\/a>)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Unauthorized access to pentesting projects, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9443-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ch22-1-0-0-1-potentially-leads-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89023\">potential data leakage or system<\/a> compromise<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2085320504\" 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>SysReptor | 2024.74 to 2025.82<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The flaw hinges on a permission misconfiguration in the SysReptor platform. Authenticated, yet unprivileged users can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25180-underprivileged-software-manipulates-gpu-system-calls-for-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88733\">manipulate the system<\/a> to assign themselves the &#8216;is_project_admin&#8217; permission. This provides them with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59017-unauthorized-access-via-ajax-backend-routes-in-typo3-cms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89168\">unauthorized access<\/a> to pentesting projects that they are not members of. Given the sensitive nature of these projects, attackers could potentially read, modify, or delete essential data, leading to significant security breaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-748616678\" 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>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This example simulates an HTTP request to assign &#8216;is_project_admin&#8217; permission to the user.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/api\/users\/assign_permission HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.sysreptor.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\nAuthorization: Bearer {user_token}\n{\n&quot;user_id&quot;: &quot;{victim_user_id}&quot;,\n&quot;permission&quot;: &quot;is_project_admin&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this request, an attacker is using a legitimate user token to assign &#8216;is_project_admin&#8217; permission to their user ID.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SysReptor has released a patch in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30325-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-photoshop-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91658\">version 2025.83 to address this vulnerability<\/a>. Users are highly encouraged to update their platform to this version or later. In case the patch cannot be applied immediately, organizations can implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure to detect and block any suspicious attempts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2297-user-profile-manipulation-leading-to-unauthorized-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90657\">manipulate user<\/a> permissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview SysReptor, a popular pentest reporting platform, is grappling with an alarming security flaw (CVE-2025-59945) that exposes pentesting projects to unauthorized access and potential manipulation. This vulnerability is particularly concerning because it allows authenticated, but unprivileged users to assign themselves the &#8216;is_project_admin&#8217; permission, thereby gaining unauthorized access to sensitive projects. 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