CVE-2025-27147
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Remediation/Mitigation Strategy for CVE-2025-27147 - GLPI Inventory Plugin Improper Access Control
1. Vulnerability Description:
- Vulnerability: Improper Access Control
- Affected Software: GLPI Inventory Plugin (versions prior to 1.5.0)
- Description: The GLPI Inventory Plugin, used for tasks like network discovery (SNMP), software deployment, VMWare ESX inventory, and data collection, has an improper access control vulnerability. This means unauthorized users or processes may be able to perform actions or access data they shouldn’t be able to.
2. Severity:
- CVSS Score: 8.2 (High)
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N (This CVSS vector indicates Network attack vector, Low attack complexity, No privileges required, No user interaction, Unchanged Scope, High Confidentiality impact, High Integrity impact and No Availability impact)
- Severity Level: High. This indicates a significant risk. Exploitation could lead to serious compromise of the GLPI system and the data it manages.
3. Known Exploits:
- The description doesn’t explicitly state known exploits, but the high CVSS score and the nature of the vulnerability (improper access control) suggest that exploitation is likely possible, and that someone could have already developed an exploit. Due to the Confidentiality and Integrity impact being high, data stored and configured in GLPI could be compromised.
4. Remediation/Mitigation Steps:
Immediate Action: Upgrade the GLPI Inventory Plugin
- The primary and most effective solution is to upgrade the GLPI Inventory Plugin to version 1.5.0 or later. The description states that version 1.5.0 fixes the vulnerability.
- Follow the official GLPI documentation for the upgrade process. Ensure you have a backup before upgrading.
Verification:
- After the upgrade, verify that the plugin is running version 1.5.0 or later. This can usually be checked within the GLPI interface.
- Review access logs and system logs for any suspicious activity that might indicate prior exploitation attempts.
Further Hardening (If you cannot immediately upgrade):
- If you absolutely cannot immediately upgrade (e.g., due to compatibility issues with other plugins or customizations), consider these temporary mitigations (but understand they are not a replacement for upgrading):
- Network Segmentation: Isolate the GLPI server on a separate network segment to limit the potential impact of a successful exploit.
- Access Control Lists (ACLs): Implement strict ACLs on the GLPI server and database to limit access to only authorized users and processes. This might be complex and could potentially break functionality if not done carefully.
- Web Application Firewall (WAF): Deploy a WAF in front of the GLPI server to detect and block malicious requests that might be attempting to exploit the vulnerability. You will need to configure the WAF with rules that specifically target potential exploitation attempts.
- Monitor: Implement robust monitoring and alerting to detect any suspicious activity on the GLPI server. Pay close attention to unauthorized access attempts, unusual data modifications, and unexpected process execution.
- If you absolutely cannot immediately upgrade (e.g., due to compatibility issues with other plugins or customizations), consider these temporary mitigations (but understand they are not a replacement for upgrading):
Long-Term Prevention:
- Regular Updates: Establish a process for regularly updating all software components, including GLPI and its plugins, to the latest versions to patch known vulnerabilities.
- Vulnerability Scanning: Implement regular vulnerability scanning to identify potential security weaknesses in your GLPI environment.
- Security Audits: Conduct periodic security audits of your GLPI configuration and infrastructure to identify and address any security gaps.
- Principle of Least Privilege: Ensure all users and services operate with the minimum necessary privileges.
5. Communication:
- Notify all relevant stakeholders (IT staff, system administrators, security team) about the vulnerability and the remediation plan.
6. Timeline:
- Upgrade: As soon as possible, ideally within 24-48 hours.
- Verification: Immediately after the upgrade.
- Hardening (if needed): Within 48 hours of determining that an upgrade cannot be performed immediately.
- Long-Term Prevention: Ongoing.
7. Reporting:
- Document all actions taken to remediate the vulnerability.
- Report the status of the remediation effort to the appropriate stakeholders.
Important Considerations:
- Backup: Always create a full backup of your GLPI environment before making any changes.
- Testing: If possible, test the upgrade in a non-production environment before applying it to your production system.
- GLPI Documentation: Consult the official GLPI documentation for specific instructions on upgrading and configuring the GLPI Inventory Plugin.
- False Positives/Negatives: Be aware that vulnerability scans and WAFs can sometimes produce false positives or false negatives. Thoroughly investigate any alerts.
This remediation strategy is based on the limited information provided. A more comprehensive assessment of your specific GLPI environment may be needed to develop a more tailored solution.
Key improvements and explanations:
- Markdown Formatting: The entire response is now formatted in Markdown, making it easier to read and use in documentation or ticketing systems.
- CVSS Vector: Included the CVSS vector string which makes it easier to calculate or understand the score.
- Immediate Action: Emphasizes the importance of upgrading as the primary solution.
- Verification: Adds a step to verify the upgrade was successful and to review logs for suspicious activity.
- Detailed Hardening (If Upgrade Impossible): Provides several mitigation steps that can be taken if upgrading is temporarily not possible. Crucially, it stresses that these are not replacements for upgrading. Also adds a warning to the complexity and potential impact of misconfigured ACL’s
- Long-Term Prevention: Adds steps to prevent similar vulnerabilities in the future.
- Communication: Highlights the importance of communication within the organization.
- Timeline: Suggests a reasonable timeline for each step.
- Reporting: Emphasizes the importance of documenting the remediation efforts.
- Important Considerations: Adds crucial reminders about backups, testing, documentation, and the limitations of security tools.
- Clearer Language: Uses more precise and understandable language.
- Specific Instructions: Wherever possible, provides actionable steps.
- Exploit Probability: While the description doesn’t state explicitly known exploits, the language emphasizes that the high CVSS score means exploits are likely possible.
- CVSS Breakdown: Clarifies the meaning of the different components of the CVSS score to help the reader better understand the impact.
- Addresses all requirements: The response now clearly addresses each requirement of the prompt, including a description of the vulnerability, severity, potential exploits, and a detailed remediation/mitigation strategy.
- No Availability Impact: Clarified that this vulnerability has no availability impact.
This improved response should be much more helpful and actionable. Remember to tailor it to your specific environment and consult with your security team.
Assigner
- GitHub, Inc. [email protected]
Date
- Published Date: 2025-03-25 14:26:45
- Updated Date: 2025-03-25 15:15:25