CVE-2025-54833 (GCVE-0-2025-54833)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-31 17:26 – Updated: 2025-08-07 18:49
VLAI
Title
OPEXUS FOIAXpress Public Access Link (PAL) account-lockout and CAPTCHA protection bypass
Summary
OPEXUS FOIAXpress Public Access Link (PAL) version v11.1.0 allows attackers to bypass account-lockout and CAPTCHA protections. Unauthenticated remote attackers can more easily brute force passwords.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · cisa-cg (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-07 18:40 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
  • CWE-602 - Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
Assigner
cisa-cg CNA under the CISA root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 127 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OPEXUS FOIAXpress Public Access Link (PAL) Affected: 11.1.0 , < 11.12.3.0 (custom)
Unaffected: 11.12.3.0
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Date Public
2025-06-30 00:00
Credits
Nathan Spidle, CISA
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