Authenticated file deletion via authorization bypass
Published Sep 3, 2025 · Updated Sep 3, 2025
Improper authorization in ELADMIN 1.1 allows remote authenticated users to delete locally stored files through the web API. Published records name LocalStorageController.deleteFile but do not disclose the exact missing or incorrect authorization operation. A low-privileged account is required; successful requests alter stored content and can interrupt services that depend on deleted files.
Summary
What happened
Improper authorization in ELADMIN 1.1 allows remote authenticated users to delete locally stored files through the web API. Published records name LocalStorageController.deleteFile but do not disclose the exact missing or incorrect authorization operation. A low-privileged account is required; successful requests alter stored content and can interrupt services that depend on deleted files.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-9937
- Published
- Sep 3, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 3, 2025
- Vendor
- ELADMIN
- Product
- ELADMIN
- Classifications
- CWE-285, CWE-266, T1070.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.1
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Public exploit references
- CVE-2025-9937 deleteFile proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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