CVE-2025-54833: OPEXUS FOIAXpress Public Access Link (PAL) account-lockout and CAPTCHA protection bypass

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-07-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-307

Description

OPEXUS FOIAXpress Public Access Link (PAL) version v11.1.0 allows attackers to bypass account-lockout and CAPTCHA protections. Unauthenticated remote attackers can more easily brute force passwords.

Affected products

OPEXUS FOIAXpress Public Access Link (PAL): from 11.1.0 before 11.12.3.0 — fixed in 11.12.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OPEXUS FOIAXpress Public Access Link (PAL) 11.12.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://docs.opexustech.com/docs/foiaxpress/11.12.0/FOIAXpress_Release_notes_11.12.3.0.pdf
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-174-01.json
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-54833

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