Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-8995

Critical

Published: 15 August 2025

Published
15 August 2025
Modified
21 August 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0025 48.8th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-8995 is a critical-severity Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (CWE-288) vulnerability in Authenticator Login Project Authenticator Login. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 48.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Drupal Authenticator Login allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects Authenticator Login: from 0.0.0 before 2.1.4.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

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.
Why these techniques?

Authentication bypass vulnerability in Drupal Authenticator Login module enables exploitation of a public-facing web application to gain unauthorized access to any account with a known username via crafted AJAX requests.

Affected Assets

authenticator login project
authenticator login
≤ 2.1.4

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-306 CWE-288

Mandates additional authentication for access under defined conditions, ensuring critical or high-risk functions are not left without authentication.

addresses: CWE-306 CWE-288

Identity providers mandate authentication for functions that would otherwise lack it.

addresses: CWE-306 CWE-288

Requires authentication for non-organizational users, preventing access to critical functions without proper identification and authentication.

addresses: CWE-306

Requires established identification and authentication to unlock, mitigating missing authentication for continued system access.

addresses: CWE-306

Requiring identification and rationale for actions allowed without authentication ensures critical functions are not left unprotected by forcing review of authentication requirements.

addresses: CWE-288

Authorizing remote access reduces the ability to bypass authentication via unauthorized alternate remote channels.

addresses: CWE-306

Authorizing mobile device connections to organizational systems ensures authentication is performed for this critical access function.

addresses: CWE-306

Guarantees critical functions are protected by mandatory invocation of the access control mechanism.

References