Unauthorized access through stored credentials in Looker Studio
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
An improper privilege management vulnerability was found in Looker Studio. It impacted all JDBC-based connectors. A Looker Studio user with report view access could make a copy of the report and execute arbitrary SQL that would run on the data source database due to the stored credentials attached to the report. This vulnerability was patched on 21 July 2025, and no customer action is needed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Looker Studio (Google Cloud) Fixed in 2025-07-21
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Cloud Looker Studio 2025-07-21
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-11373 SQL Injection in Looker StudioPriority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12405
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m527-2m4j-8qq5
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-12405 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12405 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m527-2m4j-8qq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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