CVE-2025-13148

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Publication date: 2025-12-11

Last updated on: 2025-12-15

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description

IBM Aspera Orchestrator 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 could allow could an authenticated user to change the password of another user without prior knowledge of that password.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-12-11

Last Modified

2025-12-15

Generated

2026-07-07

AI Q&A

2025-12-11

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-06

NVD

CVE-2025-13148

EUVD

EUVD-2025-202872

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
ibm	aspera_orchestrator	From 4.0.0 (inc) to 4.1.1 (exc)
linux	linux_kernel	*

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-620	When setting a new password for a user, the product does not require knowledge of the original password, or using another form of authentication.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in IBM Aspera Orchestrator versions 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 allows an authenticated user to change the password of another user without knowing that user's current password.

Compliance Impact

The provided resources do not specify how this vulnerability affects compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

Impact Analysis

An attacker who is authenticated could change other users' passwords, potentially leading to unauthorized access to user accounts and compromising the confidentiality and integrity of the system.

Mitigation Strategies

IBM strongly recommends upgrading IBM Aspera Orchestrator to version 4.1.1, which addresses this vulnerability. [1]

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade IBM Aspera Orchestrator to version 4.1.1 or later, as this version addresses the issue. IBM strongly recommends deploying this update to remediate the vulnerability. [1]

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