Umbraco's Delivery API allows for cached requests to be returned with an invalid API key
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Umbraco is an ASP.NET CMS. In versions 13.0.0 through 13.9.2, 15.0.0 through 15.4.1 and 16.0.0 through 16.1.0, the content delivery API can be restricted from public access where an API key must be provided in a header to authorize the request. It's also possible to configure output caching, such that the delivery API outputs will be cached for a period of time, improving performance. There's an issue when these two things are used together, where caching doesn't vary by the header that contains the API key. As such, it's possible for a user without a valid API key to retrieve a response for a given path and query if it has recently been requested and cached by request with a valid key. This is fixed in versions 13.9.3, 15.4.4 and 16.1.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| umbraco | Umbraco-CMS | 13.0.0 to before 13.9.3; 15.0.0 to before 15.4.4; 16.0.0 to before 16.1.1 | 13.9.3, 15.4.4, 16.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery (NuGet) | 13.0.0 to before 13.9.3 | 13.9.3 | Patch available | GHSA-75vq-qvhr-7ffr |
| — | Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery (NuGet) | 15.0.0 to before 15.4.4 | 15.4.4 | Patch available | GHSA-75vq-qvhr-7ffr |
| — | Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery (NuGet) | 16.0.0 to before 16.1.1 | 16.1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-75vq-qvhr-7ffr |
- Umbraco-CMS Vendorumbraco Affected 13.0.0 to before 13.9.3; 15.0.0 to before 15.4.4; 16.0.0 to before 16.1.1 Fixed in 13.9.3, 15.4.4, 16.1.1 Patch available CNA
- Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 13.0.0 to before 13.9.3 Fixed in 13.9.3 Patch available GHSA-75vq-qvhr-7ffr
- Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 15.0.0 to before 15.4.4 Fixed in 15.4.4 Patch available GHSA-75vq-qvhr-7ffr
- Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 16.0.0 to before 16.1.1 Fixed in 16.1.1 Patch available GHSA-75vq-qvhr-7ffr
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:umbraco:umbraco_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.0.0 to before 13.9.3; 15.0.0 to before 15.4.4; 16.0.0 to before 16.1.1 | Vulnerable | umbraco |
- cpe:2.3:a:umbraco:umbraco_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0.0 to before 13.9.3; 15.0.0 to before 15.4.4; 16.0.0 to before 16.1.1 Vulnerable ·umbraco
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Umbraco-CMS (umbraco) Fixed in 13.9.3, 15.4.4, 16.1.1
- Fix · GHSA-75vq-qvhr-7ffr Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery (NuGet) Fixed in 13.9.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-75vq-qvhr-7ffr Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery (NuGet) Fixed in 15.4.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-75vq-qvhr-7ffr Umbraco.Cms.Api.Delivery (NuGet) Fixed in 16.1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54425
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75vq-qvhr-7ffr
References
Patch 3
Advisory 2
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Sources
- CVE-2025-54425 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54425 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-75vq-qvhr-7ffr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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