CVE-2025-3268
Published: 04 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-3268 is a medium-severity Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in Qinguoyi Tinywebserver. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 24.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-9904
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability has been found in qinguoyi TinyWebServer up to 1.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file http/http_conn.cpp. The manipulation of the argument m_url_real leads to improper authentication. The attack can be initiated remotely.…
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The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The improper authentication vulnerability (CWE-287) in the public-facing TinyWebServer allows remote attackers to bypass authentication checks via URL manipulation (m_url_real), enabling exploitation of a public-facing web application.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.
Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.
Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.
Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.
Non-repudiation requires strong authentication mechanisms to irrefutably attribute performed actions to specific individuals or processes.
Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.
Review of authentication-related audit records can detect improper authentication mechanisms or bypasses.
Assessments check authentication mechanisms for correct implementation and effectiveness, reducing successful authentication bypass attempts.