Vulnerability · Published Jun 3, 2025 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2025-46548Apache Pekko Management, Apache Pekko Management, Apache Pekko Management, Akka Management, Akka Management, Akka Management: management API basic authentication is not effective
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity improper authentication in Apache Pekko Management from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
If you enable Basic Authentication in Pekko Management using the Java DSL, the authenticator may not be properly applied. Users that rely on authentication instead of making sure the Management API ports are only available to trusted users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.1.1, which fixes this issue. Akka was affected by the same issue and has released the fix in version 1.6.1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.lightbend.akka.management:akka-management_2.12 | 1.6.1 | GHSA-9qvj-rpj8-v5c8 |
| Maven | com.lightbend.akka.management:akka-management_2.13 | 1.6.1 | GHSA-9qvj-rpj8-v5c8 |
| Maven | com.lightbend.akka.management:akka-management_3 | 1.6.1 | GHSA-9qvj-rpj8-v5c8 |
| Maven | org.apache.pekko:pekko-management_2.12 | 1.1.1 | GHSA-9qvj-rpj8-v5c8 |
| Maven | org.apache.pekko:pekko-management_2.13 | 1.1.1 | GHSA-9qvj-rpj8-v5c8 |
| Maven | org.apache.pekko:pekko-management_3 | 1.1.1 | GHSA-9qvj-rpj8-v5c8 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Pekko Management | 1.0.0 – before 1.1.1 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Pekko Management | 1.0.0 – before 1.1.1 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Pekko Management | 1.0.0 – before 1.1.1 |
| Lightbend | Akka Management | 0 – before 1.6.1 |
| Lightbend | Akka Management | 0 – before 1.6.1 |
| Lightbend | Akka Management | 0 – before 1.6.1 |
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N