CVE-2025-35052
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Publication date: 2025-10-09

Last updated on: 2025-10-22

Assigner: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government

Description
Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) uses a hard-coded key to encrypt certain query parameters. Some encrypted parameter values can specify paths to download files, potentially bypassing authentication and authorization, for example, the 'qs' parameter used in '/DownloadWeb/download.aspx'. This key is shared across NIX installations. NIX 2023.3 and 2024.1 limit the use of hard-coded keys.
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Published
2025-10-09
Last Modified
2025-10-22
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2026-05-07
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2025-10-09
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Vendor Product Version / Range
newforma project_center to 2024.3 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-321 The product uses a hard-coded, unchangeable cryptographic key.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability involves Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) using a hard-coded encryption key to encrypt certain query parameters. Some of these encrypted parameters can specify file download paths, potentially allowing attackers to bypass authentication and authorization controls to download files they should not access. The hard-coded key is shared across all NIX installations, increasing the risk. Later versions (NIX 2023.3 and 2024.1) have limited the use of such hard-coded keys.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability can allow unauthorized users to bypass authentication and authorization mechanisms to download files from the system. This could lead to exposure of sensitive or confidential information, potentially compromising data confidentiality.


What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?

To mitigate this vulnerability, update Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) to versions 2023.3 or 2024.1 or later, as these versions limit the use of hard-coded keys that enable unauthorized file downloads.


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