Authenticated user can change another's password in IBM Aspera Orchestrator 4.x
CVE-2025-13148 Published on December 11, 2025
IBM Aspera Orchestrator Unverified Password Change
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-13148 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Unverified Password Change
When setting a new password for a user, the product does not require knowledge of the original password, or using another form of authentication. This could be used by an attacker to change passwords for another user, thus gaining the privileges associated with that user.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-13148
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Affected Versions
IBM Aspera Orchestrator:- Version 4.0.0, <= 4.1.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.