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Improper Authentication

CVE-2025-6505

High
8.1/10

Summary

Unauthorized access and impersonation can occur in versions 4.6.2.3226 and below of Progress Software's Hybrid Data Pipeline Server on Linux. This vulnerability allows attackers to combine credentials from different sources, potentially leading to client impersonation and unauthorized access.  When OAuth Clients perform an OAuth handshake with the Hybrid Data Pipeline Server, the server accepts client credentials from both HTTP headers and request parameters.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.

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  • Published