CVE-2025-23012: Fedora Repository fedoraIntCallUser default credentials

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1392

Description

Fedora Repository 3.8.x includes a service account (fedoraIntCallUser) with default credentials and privileges to read read local files by manipulating datastreams. Fedora Repository 3.8.1 was released on 2015-06-11 and is no longer maintained. Migrate to a currently supported version (6.5.1 as of 2025-01-23).

Affected products

Fedorarepository Fcrepo: before 6.5.1 — fixed in 6.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fedorarepository Fcrepo 6.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/fcrepo-exts/migration-utils
https://github.com/fcrepo/fcrepo/releases
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-021-01.json
https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/FEDORA38/XACML+Policy+Enforcement#XACMLPolicyEnforcement-4.1fedora-usersattributes

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