BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-11-05

Last updated on: 2025-11-06

Assigner: HCL Software

Description

Improper authentication in the API authentication middleware of HCL DevOps Loop allows authentication tokens to be accepted without proper validation of their expiration and cryptographic signature. As a result, an attacker could potentially use expired or tampered tokens to gain unauthorized access to sensitive resources and perform actions with elevated privileges.

CVSS Scores

EPSS Scores

Probability:
Percentile:

Meta Information

Published

2025-11-05

Last Modified

2025-11-06

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-06

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-55278

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
hcl	devops_loop	3.1

Helpful Resources

Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-347	The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.
CWE-613	According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization."

Attack-Flow Graph

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an improper authentication issue in the API authentication middleware of HCL DevOps Loop. It allows authentication tokens to be accepted without properly validating their expiration and cryptographic signature. This means an attacker could use expired or tampered tokens to gain unauthorized access and perform actions with elevated privileges.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive resources and perform actions with elevated privileges, potentially compromising the security and integrity of your system.

Hi! I’m here to help you understand CVE-2025-55278. Ask me anything about the vulnerability, its impact, or mitigation strategies.

0/70