Description

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in AIWU <= 1.5.6 versions.

Executive Summary

Technical Details

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Additional Metadata

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  "score": "9.8",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-06T15:17:14.823Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-06T15:17:14.823Z",
  "executiveSummary": "An unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in AIWU versions <= 1.5.6. This security flaw permits remote attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms and acquire elevated privileges within the targeted application without requiring prior credentials. The vulnerability exposes sensitive administrative functionalities and core system controls to unauthorized users, introducing critical risks to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated threat actor to interact with privileged interfaces, execute unauthorized administrative operations, and potentially achieve full system compromise depending on the underlying deployment context. The attack vector requires network connectivity to the vulnerable application endpoint hosting the affected component. Given the absence of required authentication checks, the risk level is critical, necessitating immediate remediation actions to secure access boundaries and prevent unauthorized privilege abuse across affected AIWU installations.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability resides in the access control implementation of AIWU versions <= 1.5.6, specifically within request handling routines that fail to adequately validate the authentication state of incoming connections prior to granting access to privileged administrative functions. The root cause stems from improper authorization enforcement, where sensitive endpoints or internal routing logic trust client-supplied session parameters or omit session verification checks entirely for specific functional pathways. Network exposure is direct, as the vulnerable application components are accessible over the network without requiring valid credentials or session tokens.\nThe attack flow proceeds as follows: First, an unauthenticated attacker crafts an HTTP request targeting a restricted administrative function or privilege-granting endpoint within the AIWU application. Second, due to the absence of robust authentication and authorization enforcement in the vulnerable component, the application processes the request as if it originated from a validated, high-privilege user. Third, the application executes the requested privileged action or returns administrative interface access, effectively escalating the attacker's authorization level to that of an administrator or the highest available privilege tier.\nPost-exploitation impact includes full administrative takeover of the affected AIWU instance, unauthorized modification of system settings, potential data exfiltration, and the execution of further malicious actions leveraging the acquired elevated privileges. Because the flaw can be exploited remotely over the network without user interaction or prior credentials, automated exploitation scripts can easily target exposed instances running vulnerable software versions."
}