Overview
A critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-2395, has been identified in U-Office Force, a product developed by e-Excellence. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain administrative access by manipulating cookies and exploiting a vulnerable API endpoint. The flaw affects all versions prior to 28.0.
Technical Details
The root cause of the issue is the application’s reliance on cookies without proper validation and integrity checking, classified as CWE-565. Attackers can exploit this by forging or modifying session cookies, effectively bypassing authentication mechanisms and assuming the identity of privileged users.
Once the attacker crafts a malicious request to a specific API endpoint and sets a tampered cookie, they can log in as an administrator without needing any credentials. This technique is categorized under the CAPEC-226: Session Credential Falsification through Manipulation attack pattern.
CVSS and Severity
The vulnerability has been rated Critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8. The vector string is:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
This score reflects the following characteristics:
- Attack is possible over the network
- Requires no privileges or user interaction
- Leads to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow full administrative control over the affected system. Attackers could access sensitive information, manipulate configurations, install malicious code, or disrupt services—posing a severe risk to organizational security and operations.
Mitigation
Users of U-Office Force are strongly advised to upgrade to version 28.0 or later, which addresses this vulnerability. Organizations should also audit any suspicious authentication events and enhance session validation mechanisms as a precaution.
Additional Information
More details about this vulnerability and updates are available via the following resources:
Conclusion
CVE-2025-2395 is a reminder of the dangers posed by weak authentication practices. Developers and system administrators must implement rigorous validation for session credentials to prevent unauthorized access and protect sensitive systems from exploitation.