SB2026052128 - Improper Authentication in Computer Vision Annotation Tool (CVAT)

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-54573)

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

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

The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication in basic http authentication handling when processing authentication requests. A remote user can create an account with a fake email address and use the product as a verified user to cause a denial of service.

The issue stems from email verification not being enforced for accounts using basic http authentication.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/cvat-ai/cvat/security/advisories/GHSA-fxgh-m76j-242q
• https://github.com/cvat-ai/cvat/commit/bc20eff16b8406fbb755f6540e6f269da0c9c5b2