Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.2
HIGH
CVE-2025-24989
Microsoft Power Pages Improper Access Control Vuln - [Actively Exploited]
Description

An improper access control vulnerability in Power Pages allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network potentially bypassing the user registration control. This vulnerability has already been mitigated in the service and all affected customers have been notified. This update addressed the registration control bypass. Affected customers have been given instructions on reviewing their sites for potential exploitation and clean up methods. If you've not been notified this vulnerability does not affect you.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 19, 2025, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 22, 2025, 2 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Microsoft Power Pages contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network potentially bypassing the user registration control.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-24989 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24989

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-24989 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.

No affected product recoded yet

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-2025-24989.

URL Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24989

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-24989 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • TheCyberThrone
CVE-2025-24989 added to CISA KEV

CVE-2025-24989 is a high security vulnerability that has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). This inclusion ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 22, 2025 (4 hours, 42 minutes ago)
  • The Register
Oops, some of our customers' Power Pages-hosted sites were exploited, says Microsoft

Microsoft has fixed a security flaw in its Power Pages website-building SaaS, after criminals got there first – and urged users to check their sites for signs of exploitation. Power Pages is part of M ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 20, 2025 (1 day, 21 hours ago)
  • BleepingComputer
Microsoft fixes Power Pages zero-day bug exploited in attacks

Microsoft has issued a security bulletin for a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in Power Pages, which hackers exploited as a zero-day in attacks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-24989, ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 20, 2025 (2 days, 6 hours ago)
  • security.nl
Microsoft dicht actief aangevallen kwetsbaarheid in Power Pages

Microsoft heeft een actief aangevallen kwetsbaarheid in Power Pages gedicht waardoor een aanvaller zijn rechten kon verhogen en mogelijk de 'user registration control' omzeilen. Sinds wanneer aanvalle ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 20, 2025 (2 days, 9 hours ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Zero-Day Security Flaw in Microsoft Power Pages (CVE-2025-24989) Exposes Users to Privilege Escalation

Microsoft has addressed a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-24989) in its Power Pages platform that could allow unauthorized attackers to elevate privileges over a network by bypassing the user registr ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 20, 2025 (2 days, 12 hours ago)
  • The Hacker News
Microsoft Patches Actively Exploited Power Pages Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Software Security / Vulnerability Microsoft has released security updates to address two Critical-rated flaws impacting Bing and Power Pages, including one that has come under active exploitation in t ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 20, 2025 (2 days, 16 hours ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-24989 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.

  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Feb. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2025-02-21
    Added Due Date 2025-03-14
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    Added Vulnerability Name Microsoft Power Pages Improper Access Control Vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 21, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An improper access control vulnerability in Power Pages allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network potentially bypassing the user registration control. This vulnerability has already been mitigated in the service and all affected cusomters have been notified. This update addressed the registration control bypass. Affected customers have been given instructions on reviewing their sites for potential exploitation and clean up methods. If you've not been notified this vulnerability does not affect you. An improper access control vulnerability in Power Pages allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network potentially bypassing the user registration control. This vulnerability has already been mitigated in the service and all affected customers have been notified. This update addressed the registration control bypass. Affected customers have been given instructions on reviewing their sites for potential exploitation and clean up methods. If you've not been notified this vulnerability does not affect you.
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An improper access control vulnerability in Power Pages allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network potentially bypassing the user registration control. This vulnerability has already been mitigated in the service and all affected cusomters have been notified. This update addressed the registration control bypass. Affected customers have been given instructions on reviewing their sites for potential exploitation and clean up methods. If you've not been notified this vulnerability does not affect you.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added Reference https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-24989
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-24989 is associated with the following CWEs:

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Privileges Required
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