Information disclosure in Apache CloudStack

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU105110

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22828

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can guess resource UUIDs and read annotations on resources they are not allowed to access.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

As a temporary solution the vendor recommends disabling listAnnotations and addAnnotation API access to non-admin roles.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache CloudStack: 4.16.0.0 - 4.20.0.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_cloudstack:4.16.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_cloudstack:4.16.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_cloudstack:4.16.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_cloudstack:4.17.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_cloudstack:4.17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_cloudstack:4.17.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_cloudstack:4.17.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_cloudstack:4.18.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_cloudstack:4.18.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:apache_cloudstack:4.18.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/13/1
https://lists.apache.org/thread/bbsm9fdwrgfyostzojh6ghpocgdmx8rs

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.