CVE-2025-8616 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A weakness identified in OpenText Advanced Authentication where a Malicious browser plugin can record and replay the user authentication process to bypass Authentication. This issue affects Advanced Authentication on or before 6.5.0.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://staging.docs.microfocus.com/doc/42/main/advancedauthentication6504

History

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A weakness identified in OpenText Advanced Authentication where a Malicious browser plugin can record and replay the user authentication process to bypass Authentication. This issue affects Advanced Authentication on or before 6.5.0.
Title		Malicious browser plugins may cause Authentication replay attack vulnerability to bypass authentication in OpenText Advanced Authentication
Weaknesses		CWE-294
References		https://staging.docs.microfocus.com/doc/42/main/advancedauthentication6504
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OpenText

Published: 2025-08-06T14:10:25.819Z

Updated: 2025-08-06T20:26:35.824Z

Reserved: 2025-08-05T20:07:53.731Z

Link: CVE-2025-8616

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-06T20:26:32.148Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-06T14:15:40.787

Modified: 2025-08-06T20:23:37.600

Link: CVE-2025-8616

Redhat

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