Network Services Group

Posted on Tuesday March 04, 2025

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CVSS v4 9.3
ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity
Vendor: GMOD
Equipment: Apollo
Vulnerabilities: Incorrect Privilege Assignment, Relative Path Traversal, Missing Authentication for Critical Function, Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

2. RISK EVALUATION

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to escalate privileges, bypass authentication, upload malicious files, or disclose sensitive information.

3. TECHNICAL DETAILS

3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following GMOD products are affected:

Apollo: All versions prior to 2.8.0

3.2 VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW

3.2.1 Incorrect Privilege Assignment CWE-266

The product does not have sufficient logical or access checks when updating a user's information. This could result in an attacker being able to escalate privileges for themselves or others.

CVE-2025-21092 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

A CVSS v4 score has also been calculated for CVE-2025-21092. A base score of 7.1 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N).

3.2.2 Relative Path Traversal CWE-23

When uploading organism or sequence data via the web interface, the application will unzip and inspect the files and will not check for path traversal in supported archive types.

CVE-2025-23410 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

A CVSS v4 score has also been calculated for CVE-2025-23410. A base score of 9.3 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N).

3.2.3 Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE-306

Certain functionality within GMOD Apollo does not require authentication when passed with an administrative username

CVE-2025-24924 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

A CVSS v4 score has also been calculated for CVE-2025-24924. A base score of 9.3 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N).

3.2.4 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information CWE-209

After attempting to upload a file that does not meet pre-requisites, GMOD Apollo will respond with local path information disclosure

CVE-2025-20002 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

A CVSS v4 score has also been calculated for CVE-2025-20002. A base score of 6.9 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N).

3.3 BACKGROUND

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS: Food and Agriculture, Government Services and Facilities, Healthcare and Public Health
COUNTRIES/AREAS DEPLOYED: Worldwide
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS LOCATION: United States

3.4 RESEARCHER

CISA reported these vulnerabilities to GMOD.

4. MITIGATIONS

GMOD recommends users to update to the newest Version 2.8.0.

CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities, such as:

Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, ensuring they are not accessible from the Internet.
Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolating them from business networks.
When remote access is required, use more secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), recognizing VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most current version available. Also recognize VPN is only as secure as the connected devices.

CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.

CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/ics. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.

CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets.

Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.

Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.

No known public exploitation specifically targeting these vulnerabilities have been reported to CISA at this time.