CVE-2025-1214Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated administrator creation via unchecked account request

Published Feb 12, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

Missing authorization in pihome-shc PiHome 2.0 allows remote authenticated users to create administrator accounts through user_accounts.php. The endpoint accepts an account-creation POST with admin_account=1 without verifying that the session holds administrator privileges. Any low-privileged account can therefore create a new administrator account and take full control of the heating-control application.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.65%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in pihome-shc PiHome 2.0 allows remote authenticated users to create administrator accounts through user_accounts.php. The endpoint accepts an account-creation POST with admin_account=1 without verifying that the session holds administrator privileges. Any low-privileged account can therefore create a new administrator account and take full control of the heating-control application.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1214
Published
Feb 12, 2025
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
pihome-shc
Product
PiHome
Classifications
CWE-862, CWE-863, T1136
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

pihome-shc · PiHomeversion=2.0

Published CVSS scores

5.3VulDB CNACVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5VulDB CNAAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
6.3VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1136Create Account

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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