CVE-2025-27926 (GCVE-0-2025-27926)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-10 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-11 13:36
VLAI
Summary
In Nintex Automation 5.6 and 5.7 before 5.8, the K2 SmartForms Designer folder has configuration files (web.config) containing passwords that are readable by unauthorized users.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Nintex Automation Affected: 5.6 , < 5.8 (custom)
Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2025-27926",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-03-11T13:36:29.280050Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-03-11T13:36:37.534Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unknown",
          "product": "Automation",
          "vendor": "Nintex",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "5.8",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.6",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In Nintex Automation 5.6 and 5.7 before 5.8, the K2 SmartForms Designer folder has configuration files (web.config) containing passwords that are readable by unauthorized users."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 4.3,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-276",
              "description": "CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2025-03-10T22:51:44.188Z",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://help.nintex.com/en-US/platform/ReleaseNotes/K2Five.htm"
        }
      ],
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "enrichogram 0.0.1"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-27926",
    "datePublished": "2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-03-11T13:36:37.534Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2025-27926",
      "date": "2026-05-27",
      "epss": "0.00081",
      "percentile": "0.23808"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2025-27926\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"published\":\"2025-03-10T23:15:35.670\",\"lastModified\":\"2026-01-29T20:05:10.433\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Analyzed\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"In Nintex Automation 5.6 and 5.7 before 5.8, the K2 SmartForms Designer folder has configuration files (web.config) containing passwords that are readable by unauthorized users.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"En Nintex Automation 5.6 y 5.7 anteriores a 5.8, la carpeta K2 SmartForms Designer tiene archivos de configuraci\u00f3n (web.config) que contienen contrase\u00f1as que pueden leer usuarios no autorizados.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N\",\"baseScore\":4.3,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"CHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.5,\"impactScore\":1.4},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N\",\"baseScore\":5.3,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"LOW\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":1.4}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-276\"}]},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-522\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:nintex:automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"5.6\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"5.8\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"7DFACECA-465E-4F67-9BED-F817C7F6BACD\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://help.nintex.com/en-US/platform/ReleaseNotes/K2Five.htm\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Release Notes\"]}]}}",
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2025-27926\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"none\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"no\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"partial\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2025-03-11T13:36:29.280050Z\"}}}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-03-11T13:36:34.429Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"metrics\": [{\"cvssV3_1\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": 4.3, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N\"}}], \"affected\": [{\"vendor\": \"Nintex\", \"product\": \"Automation\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"5.6\", \"lessThan\": \"5.8\", \"versionType\": \"custom\"}], \"defaultStatus\": \"unknown\"}], \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://help.nintex.com/en-US/platform/ReleaseNotes/K2Five.htm\"}], \"x_generator\": {\"engine\": \"enrichogram 0.0.1\"}, \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"In Nintex Automation 5.6 and 5.7 before 5.8, the K2 SmartForms Designer folder has configuration files (web.config) containing passwords that are readable by unauthorized users.\"}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-276\", \"description\": \"CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca\", \"shortName\": \"mitre\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-03-10T22:51:44.188Z\"}}}",
      "cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2025-27926\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-03-11T13:36:37.534Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca\", \"datePublished\": \"2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"mitre\"}",
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.