CVE-2025-53895
What it is
ZITADEL is an open source identity management system. Starting in version 2.53.0 and prior to versions 4.0.0-rc.2, 3.3.2, 2.71.13, and 2.70.14, vulnerability in ZITADEL's session management API allows any authenticated user to update a session if they know its ID, due to a missing permission check. This flaw enables session hijacking, allowing an attacker to impersonate another user and access sensitive resources. Versions prior to `2.53.0` are not affected, as they required the session token for updates. Versions 4.0.0-rc.2, 3.3.2, 2.71.13, and 2.70.14 fix the issue.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.7 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-384
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Zitadel < 2.70.14
- Zitadel < 2.71.13
- Zitadel < 3.3.1
- Zitadel 4.0.0
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.7
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.70.14
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v2.71.13
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v3.3.2
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/releases/tag/v4.0.0-rc.2
- https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/security/advisories/GHSA-6c5p-6www-pcmr