{"id":86168,"date":"2025-12-30T23:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T23:00:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-24517-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-choco-tei-watcher-mini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24517-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-choco-tei-watcher-mini\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-24517: Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report details a significant cybersecurity vulnerability, CVE-2025-24517, identified in all versions of CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001). This flaw is critical as it enables a remote attacker to bypass client-side authentication and obtain the product login password. The issue&#8217;s seriousness is underlined by its CVSS Severity Score of 7.5, representing a high-risk level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-24517<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise and potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3224321401\" 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>CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001) | All versions<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by taking advantage of the client-side authentication mechanism in CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini. The attacker sends a specially crafted request to the server, which mistakenly interprets the request as authenticated. As a result, the server exposes sensitive information, such as the login password, which the attacker can then use to gain unauthorized access to the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3700767647\" 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 vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/password-retrieval HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nUser-Agent: Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:89.0) Gecko\/20100101 Firefox\/89.0\nAccept: application\/json<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This example represents a simple HTTP request. An attacker, knowing the vulnerability, would simply send this request to the server. The server, due to the vulnerability, would respond with the login credentials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are urged to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch as soon as it is available. As a temporary mitigation, deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can help to block or alert on any suspicious activity. Regular monitoring and auditing of network traffic can also aid in detecting any attempts to exploit this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This report details a significant cybersecurity vulnerability, CVE-2025-24517, identified in all versions of CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001). This flaw is critical as it enables a remote attacker to bypass client-side authentication and obtain the product login password. The issue&#8217;s seriousness is underlined by its CVSS Severity Score of 7.5, representing a high-risk level. 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