KL-001-2025-013: Xorux XorMon-NG Web Application Privilege Escalation to Administrator
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An API endpoint that should be limited to web application administrators is hidden from, but accessible by, lower-level read only web application users. The endpoint can be used to import the appliance configuration, allowing an attacker to control the configuration of the appliance, to include granting themselves administrative level permissions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA XorMon-NG (Xorux) Fixed in 1.9.38
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Xorux XorMon-NG 1.9.38
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-34527 KL-001-2025-012: Xorux XorMon-NG Read Only User Export Device Configuration Exposing Sensitive InformationPriority MEDIUM 63
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54765
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rgx-j4wh-77c4
- 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
- 2026-10-29 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
More Xorux Xormon vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-34527 KL-001-2025-012: Xorux XorMon-NG Read Only User Export Device Configuration Exposing Sensitive Information CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-54765 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54765 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6rgx-j4wh-77c4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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