{"id":9569,"date":"2025-12-31T10:01:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/critical-apache-streampipes-vulnerability-let-attackers-seize-admin-control\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T10:01:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:01:28","slug":"critical-apache-streampipes-vulnerability-let-attackers-seize-admin-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/critical-apache-streampipes-vulnerability-let-attackers-seize-admin-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Apache StreamPipes Vulnerability Let Attackers Seize Admin Control"},"content":{"rendered":"

Critical Apache StreamPipes Vulnerability Let Attackers Seize Admin Control
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A security patch addressing a critical privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to gain administrative access to the data streaming<\/a> platform.<\/p>\n

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-47411 and rated important, affects Apache StreamPipes versions 0.69.0 through 0.97.0.<\/p>\n

The vulnerability stems from a flawed user ID creation mechanism that permits legitimate non-administrator account holders to exploit JWT token manipulation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By swapping their username for an existing administrator account, attackers can escalate their privileges and gain complete administrative control of the application.<\/p>\n

\u201cA user with a legitimate non-administrator account can exploit a vulnerability in the user ID creation<\/a> mechanism,\u201d according to the official advisory from Apache.<\/p>\n

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CVE ID<\/strong><\/td>\nCVE-2025-47411<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Affected Versions<\/strong><\/td>\nApache StreamPipes 0.69.0 \u2013 0.97.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vulnerability Type<\/strong><\/td>\nPrivilege Escalation via User ID Manipulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Attack Vector<\/strong><\/td>\nJWT Token Manipulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

This vulnerability enables unauthorized users to bypass access controls and gain unrestricted system privileges<\/a>, creating significant security risks for organizations deploying StreamPipes.<\/p>\n

Once attackers gain administrative control, they can perform various malicious<\/a> activities, including unauthorized data access and tampering with critical data.<\/p>\n

Modifying system configurations and potentially compromising the entire data streaming infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The attack requires no advanced technical skills or external tools, making it particularly dangerous for enterprises managing sensitive data pipelines.<\/p>\n

StreamPipes, used for building and executing data processing pipelines, often handles sensitive business data.<\/p>\n

Compromised instances could expose proprietary information, operational data, and customer records to unauthorized parties.<\/p>\n

The vulnerability also presents supply chain<\/a> risks if StreamPipes instances are used in enterprise environments or integrated with critical business systems.<\/p>\n

Apache has released version 0.98.0, which\u00a0addresses<\/span> this vulnerability.<\/p>\n

The security team strongly recommends that all users running affected versions immediately upgrade to version 0.98.0 to eliminate the risk.<\/p>\n

According to the seclists.org advisory<\/a>, organizations should prioritize applying the patch due to the vulnerability\u2019s ease of exploitation and the severe risk of administrative account compromise.<\/p>\n

The vulnerability was discovered by Darren Xuan from Mantel Group, who received credit for the responsible disclosure.<\/p>\n

Security administrators should verify their StreamPipes deployment versions immediately and schedule urgent patching activities to protect their data streaming infrastructure from potential compromise.<\/p>\n

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Critical Apache StreamPipes Vulnerability Let Attackers Seize Admin Control A security patch addressing a critical privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to gain administrative access to the data streaming platform. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-47411 and rated important, affects Apache StreamPipes versions 0.69.0 through 0.97.0. The vulnerability stems from a flawed user ID creation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[803,129,63,131,648],"tags":[130],"class_list":["post-9569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apache","category-cyber-security","category-cyber-security-news","category-vulnerability","category-vulnerability-news","tag-cyber-security-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9569"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9569\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serisec.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}