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Description:
Vulnerability enabling administrator takeover via XML-based exploits.
Technical Details:
- CVSS Score: 9.2 (Critical)
- Exploit: Attackers exploit weak XML validation to inject payloads that modify role_id fields (<user><role_id>admin</role_id></user>), escalating to admin privileges. The attack targets /api/v1/admin endpoints, chaining with CVE-2025-2775 for initial data access. Persistence is achieved via modified user accounts with SSH keys added to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys.
- Impact: Administrative access to SysAid instances, enabling data manipulation or ransomware deployment.
- AI Angle: AI tools optimized privilege escalation payloads, automating role manipulation.
FireCompass Mitigation:
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Additional Mitigation:
- Apply SysAid’s patch for CVE-2025-2776.
- Restrict /api/v1/admin to trusted IPs.
- Deploy AI-driven SIEM to detect role changes (grep “role_id” sysaid.log).
IoCs:
- C2 IP: 91.240.118.45
- Malicious payload: admin_takeover.xml
- Suspicious endpoint: /api/v1/admin
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