CVE-2025-25497

Published

06 March 2025

Modified

15 April 2026

CVSS Score v3.1 8.1

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Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Score 0.0035 28th percentile

Risk Priority 59 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2025-25497 is a high-severity Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security (CWE-602) vulnerability in Netsweeper Server (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 28th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-25 (Reference Monitor) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-25497 is a vulnerability in the account management interface of Netsweeper Server versions 8.2.6 and earlier. It stems from client-side-only restrictions and a lack of server-side validation, allowing unauthorized modifications to the "Account Owner" field. This flaw enables attackers to reassign account ownership to or away from any user. The issue has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) and is associated with CWE-602 (Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security).

An authenticated attacker with low privileges (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to alter account ownership arbitrarily, potentially granting unauthorized control over other users' accounts and leading to high impacts on confidentiality and integrity, such as data access or privilege escalation within the Netsweeper environment.

Netsweeper addressed the vulnerability in version 8.2.7, as detailed in their release notes. Security practitioners should update affected Netsweeper Server installations to v8.2.7 or later to mitigate the issue, with further details available in the vendor's documentation and related advisories like those on PacketStorm.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-7671

Vulnerability Data

An issue in account management interface in Netsweeper Server v.8.2.6 and earlier (fixed in v.8.2.7) allows unauthorized changes to the "Account Owner" field due to client-side-only restrictions and a lack of server-side validation. This vulnerability enables account ownership reassignment to…

or away from any user.

CWE(s): CWE-602

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

attack.mitre.org →

Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

Netsweeper

Server

inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent

Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect

Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden

Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate

Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

V10.7.1
V2.2.2
V8.3.1
V10.4.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-25 Reference Monitor good match

Requires a tamper-proof, always-invoked reference monitor that cannot be bypassed by client-side logic.

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

Enforces all access decisions on the server according to policy rather than trusting client-supplied enforcement.

AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement good match

Enforces information-flow rules at the server boundary instead of delegating them to the client.

SC-7 Boundary Protection partial match

Monitors and controls all external and key internal interfaces so that server-side policy cannot be off-loaded to clients.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match

prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent design flaws that place server security enforcement on the client.

PR.AA-05 partial match

prevents

Proper policy-based enforcement of authorizations implies server-side controls rather than client-only checks.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles mostly match

prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage client-side trust but do not directly address this weakness.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match

finds

Security testing can detect client-side enforcement but is not the primary mitigation.

A.8.3 Information access restriction mostly match

prevents

Information access restriction is undermined when the client is trusted to enforce it.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates server-side validation and prevents reliance on client enforcement.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for server-side enforcement of security mechanisms.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match

prevents

Secure coding standards require server-side checks and reject client-only enforcement.