High severity · published Jun 10, 2025
CVE-2025-47713
Apache CloudStack: Domain Admin can reset Admin password in Root Domain
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Apache CloudStack versions 4.10.0.0 through 4.20.0.0 where a malicious Domain Admin user in the ROOT domain can reset the password of user-accounts of Admin role type. This operation is not appropriately restricted and allows the attacker to assume control over higher-privileged user-accounts. A malicious Domain Admin attacker can impersonate an Admin user-account and gain access to sensitive APIs and resources that could result in the compromise of resource integrity and confidentiality, data loss, denial of service, and availability of infrastructure managed by CloudStack.
Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache CloudStack 4.19.3.0 or 4.20.1.0, which fixes the issue with the following:
* Strict validation on Role Type hierarchy: the caller's user-account role must be equal to or higher than the target user-account's role.
* API privilege comparison: the caller must possess all privileges of the user they are operating on.
* Two new domain-level settings (restricted to the default Admin):
- role.types.allowed.for.operations.on.accounts.of.same.role.type: Defines which role types are allowed to act on users of the same role type. Default: "Admin, DomainAdmin, ResourceAdmin".
- allow.operations.on.users.in.same.account: Allows/disallows user operations within the same account. Default: true.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Apache CloudStack · Apache Software Foundation
4.10.0 before 4.19.3.0; 4.20.0.0 before 4.20.1.0 · source: vendor
CL
Cloudstack · Apache
4.10.0.0 before 4.19.3.0; 4.20.0.0 before 4.20.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47713
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47713
Vendor Advisory
https://cloudstack.apache.org/blog/cve-advisories-4.19.3.0-4.20.1.0/
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3qnwn59t8qggtdohv7k7vw39bgb3d60
Broken Link
https://www.shapeblue.com/shapeblue-security-advisory-apache-cloudstack-security-releases-4-19-3-0-and-4-20-1-0/
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