CVE-2025-48461

Weak Session Cookie Entropy

Description

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to conduct brute force guessing and account takeover as the session cookies are predictable, potentially allowing the attackers to gain root, admin or user access and reset passwords.

Remediation

Solution:

  • This vulnerability can be mitigated by enabling the Security Mode, an existing configuration feature available in previous firmware versions. Security Mode restricts access to unsecured web interfaces and disables unnecessary services to reduce attack surfaces. Users and administrators of affected products are strongly advised to enable Security Mode immediately after configuration.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.01%
Third-Party Advisory gov.sg
Affected: Advantech Advantech Wireless Sensing and Equipment (WISE)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.csa.gov.sg/alerts-and-advisories/alerts/al-2025-061/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-48461?
CVE-2025-48461 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-48461?
To fix CVE-2025-48461: This vulnerability can be mitigated by enabling the Security Mode, an existing configuration feature available in previous firmware versions. Security Mode restricts access to unsecured web interfaces and disables unnecessary services to reduce attack surfaces. Users and administrators of affected products are strongly advised to enable Security Mode immediately after configuration.
Is CVE-2025-48461 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-48461 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-48461?
CVE-2025-48461 affects Advantech Advantech Wireless Sensing and Equipment (WISE).
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