Vulnerability · Published Jun 1, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-5409Mist Community Edition API Token views.py create_token access control

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control in Community Edition from Mist. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 52% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was found in Mist Community Edition up to 4.7.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function create_token of the file src/mist/api/auth/views.py of the component API Token Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.7.2 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is db10ecb62ac832c1ed4924556d167efb9bc07fad. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mist	Community Edition	4.7.04.7.1

Weakness: CWE-284, CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

VDB-310749 | Mist Community Edition API Token views.py create_token access control vdb-entry, technical-description
VDB-310749 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
Submit #583531 | Mist.io Mist Community Edition (CE) 4.7.1 Improper Access Controls third-party-advisory
https://github.com/Stolichnayer/mist-ce-account-takeover exploit
https://github.com/mistio/mist.api/commit/db10ecb62ac832c1ed4924556d167efb9bc07fad patch
https://github.com/mistio/mist-ce/releases/tag/v4.7.2 patch