CVE-2025-0994

Published Feb 6, 2025

Last updated 4 months ago

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-0994 is a deserialization vulnerability affecting Trimble Cityworks software versions prior to 15.8.9 and Cityworks with Office Companion versions prior to 23.10. This vulnerability allows authenticated users to potentially execute remote code on a customer's Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web server where Cityworks is hosted. Exploitation of this vulnerability has been observed in the wild, with attackers reportedly deploying malware such as Cobalt Strike. While Cityworks is used in various sectors, including those managing critical infrastructure, it does not directly control industrial processes.

Description: Trimble Cityworks versions prior to 15.8.9 and Cityworks with office companion versions prior to 23.10 are vulnerable to a deserialization vulnerability. This could allow an authenticated user to perform a remote code execution attack against a customer’s Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web server.
Source: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type: Secondary
Base score: 8.6
Impact score: -
Exploitability score: -
Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity: HIGH

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 8.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name: Trimble Cityworks Deserialization Vulnerability
Exploit added on: Feb 7, 2025
Exploit action due: Feb 28, 2025
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weaknesses

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov: CWE-502

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:trimble:cityworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "97280FE5-5F66-4B2B-88B0-6F6E671FF90A",
            "versionEndExcluding": "15.8.9"
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:trimble:cityworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "E611E790-43D6-457E-8C82-E5CB157F14E3",
            "versionEndExcluding": "23.10",
            "versionStartIncluding": "23.0"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.