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CVE-2025-24989

Microsoft Power Pages Improper Access Control Vulnerability

KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.59%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 14 March 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

An improper access control vulnerability in Power Pages allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network potentially bypassing the user registration control. This vulnerability has already been mitigated in the service and all affected customers have been notified. This update addressed the registration control bypass. Affected customers have been given instructions on reviewing their sites for potential exploitation and clean up methods. If you've not been notified this vulnerability does not affect you.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.59% probability · 74th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 21 February 2025 · due 14 March 2025
Weakness
CWE-284
Affected
microsoft/power pages
Source
secure@microsoft.com

CISA notes

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2025-24989 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24989

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.