CVE-2025-46658
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Publication date: 2025-08-05
Last updated on: 2025-10-02
Assigner: MITRE
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4cstrategies | exonaut | 21.6 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-209 | The product generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
CVE-2025-46658 is a vulnerability in the ExonautWeb component of 4C Strategies' Exonaut version 21.6. It involves the generation of verbose error messages that can disclose sensitive information. This information disclosure can be exploited remotely via external HTTPS requests, potentially allowing attackers to gain insights that could aid further attacks. [1]
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can lead to significant information disclosure, which may compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Given the high CVSS score (9.8), an attacker could remotely exploit this issue without any privileges or user interaction, potentially gaining critical information that could be used to further compromise the system or disrupt its operations. [1]
How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?
This vulnerability involves verbose error messages generated by ExonautWeb in 4C Strategies Exonaut 21.6, which can be triggered remotely via external HTTPS requests. To detect it on your system, you can monitor HTTPS traffic for unusual or verbose error responses from the ExonautWeb component. Specific commands would depend on your network monitoring tools, but for example, using curl to send crafted HTTPS requests to the ExonautWeb endpoint and inspecting the response for verbose error messages can help detect the issue. Example command: curl -k -v https://<exonautweb-server>/some-invalid-request. Additionally, reviewing web server logs for detailed error messages can assist in detection. [1]
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Immediate mitigation steps include restricting external access to the ExonautWeb component to trusted networks only, applying any available patches or updates from 4C Strategies once released, and configuring the web server or application to suppress verbose error messages to prevent information disclosure. Monitoring and logging should be enhanced to detect exploitation attempts. If possible, implement web application firewalls (WAF) rules to block suspicious requests targeting this vulnerability. [1]