Unauthenticated record deletion via API key bypass
Published Sep 25, 2025 · Updated Sep 26, 2025
Authentication bypass in Swagger Petstore 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary pet records through the DELETE endpoint. The DELETE /pet/{petId} handler accepts a forged or invalid API key without enforcing the endpoint's documented authorization requirement. No valid credentials are required; automated requests can erase multiple records, causing data loss and service disruption.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in Swagger Petstore 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary pet records through the DELETE endpoint. The DELETE /pet/{petId} handler accepts a forged or invalid API key without enforcing the endpoint's documented authorization requirement. No valid credentials are required; automated requests can erase multiple records, causing data loss and service disruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-29155
- Published
- Sep 25, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 26, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-77, T1485, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Forged API-key deletion proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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