Vulnerability in Cordaware Bestinformed Infoclient
CVE-2025-0425
Via the GUI of the "bestinformed Infoclient", a low-privileged user is by default able to change the server address of the "bestinformed Server" to which this client connects. This is dangerous as the "bestinformed Infoclient" runs with elevated permissions ("nt authority\system"). By changing the server address to a malicious server, or a script simulating a server, the user is able to escalate his privileges by abusing certain features of the "bestinformed Web" server. Those features include: * Pushing of malicious update packages * Arbitrary Registry Read as "nt authority\system" An attacker is able to escalate his privileges to "nt authority\system" on the Windows client running the "bestinformed Infoclient". This attack is not possible if a custom configuration ("Infoclient.ini") containing the flags "ShowOnTaskbar=false" or "DisabledItems=stPort,stAddress" is deployed.
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EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Cordaware Bestinformed Infoclient — versions 0, 6.3.7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.cordaware.com/changelog/en/version-6_3_8_1.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-0425?
- CVE-2025-0425 is a vulnerability in Cordaware Bestinformed Infoclient, classified under CWE-15. Published 2025-02-18.
- Is CVE-2025-0425 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.