Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-4268

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 05 May 2025

Published
05 May 2025
Modified
07 May 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v4 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0024 46.6th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-4268 is a medium-severity Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in Totolink A720R Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 46.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability has been found in TOTOLINK A720R 4.1.5cu.374 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. The manipulation of the argument topicurl with the input RebootSystem leads to missing authentication. The attack can be…

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initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

totolink
a720r firmware
4.1.5cu.374

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.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Assessments check authentication mechanisms for correct implementation and effectiveness, reducing successful authentication bypass attempts.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Documented IA policy and procedures require proper authentication mechanisms to be defined and followed, reducing improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Requires adaptive authentication under specific conditions, directly strengthening authentication mechanisms against improper or insufficient authentication.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Identity providers centralize and enforce authentication mechanisms, reducing improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Requires unique identification and authentication of organizational users, directly preventing improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Enforces unique device identification and authentication before any connection is established, directly mitigating improper authentication weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-306

Directly requires implementation of compliant authentication mechanisms to cryptographic modules, preventing improper authentication.

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