CVE-2025-25500

Published Mar 18, 2025

Last updated a month ago

Overview

Description: An issue in CosmWasm prior to v2.2.0 allows attackers to bypass capability restrictions in blockchains by exploiting a lack of runtime capability validation. This allows attackers to deploy a contract without capability enforcement, and execute unauthorized actions on the blockchain.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Secondary
Base score: 7.5
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-284

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:cosmwasm:cosmwasm:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "7DF8BCB6-33D2-4E30-A7C5-976B51366FDC",
            "versionEndExcluding": "2.2.0"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.