4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2025-22829
CloudStack Quota Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

The CloudStack Quota plugin has an improper privilege management logic in version 4.20.0.0. Anyone with authenticated user-account access in CloudStack 4.20.0.0 environments, where this plugin is enabled and have access to specific APIs can enable or disable reception of quota-related emails for any account in the environment and list their configurations. Quota plugin users using CloudStack 4.20.0.0 are recommended to upgrade to CloudStack version 4.20.1.0, which fixes this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

June 10, 2025, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 25, 2025, 7:38 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-22829 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache cloudstack
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-22829.

URL Resource
https://cloudstack.staged.apache.org/blog/cve-advisories-4.19.3.0-4.20.1.0 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3qnwn59t8qggtdohv7k7vw39bgb3d60 Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://www.shapeblue.com/shapeblue-security-advisory-apache-cloudstack-security-releases-4-19-3-0-and-4-20-1-0/ Broken Link

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-22829 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cyber Security News
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Published Date: Jun 11, 2025 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
CVE-2025-30675 CVE-2025-47849 CVE-2025-47713 CVE-2025-26521 CVE-2025-22829

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-22829 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 25, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:cloudstack:4.20.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type Apache Software Foundation: https://cloudstack.staged.apache.org/blog/cve-advisories-4.19.3.0-4.20.1.0 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Apache Software Foundation: https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3qnwn59t8qggtdohv7k7vw39bgb3d60 Types: Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Apache Software Foundation: https://www.shapeblue.com/shapeblue-security-advisory-apache-cloudstack-security-releases-4-19-3-0-and-4-20-1-0/ Types: Broken Link
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The CloudStack Quota plugin has an improper privilege management logic in version 4.20.0.0. Anyone with authenticated user-account access in CloudStack 4.20.0.0 environments, where this plugin is enabled and have access to specific APIs can enable or disable reception of quota-related emails for any account in the environment and list their configurations. Quota plugin users using CloudStack 4.20.0.0 are recommended to upgrade to CloudStack version 4.20.1.0, which fixes this issue.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/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:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber
    Added CWE CWE-269
    Added Reference https://cloudstack.staged.apache.org/blog/cve-advisories-4.19.3.0-4.20.1.0
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3qnwn59t8qggtdohv7k7vw39bgb3d60
    Added Reference https://www.shapeblue.com/shapeblue-security-advisory-apache-cloudstack-security-releases-4-19-3-0-and-4-20-1-0/
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-22829 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-22829 weaknesses.

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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