CVE-2023-25152
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Wings, Pterodactyl's server control plane, was found to contain an Improper Link Resolution vulnerability (CVE-2023-25152) that was disclosed on February 8, 2023. The vulnerability affects Wings versions < 1.7.2, 1.11.0, 1.11.1, and 1.11.2. This security issue allows attackers with an existing server allocation to potentially create new files on the host system (GitHub Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (High severity) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-59 and requires network access with high attack complexity. While it requires low privileges, no user interaction is needed for exploitation (GitHub Advisory).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow attackers to modify resource allocations, promote containers to privileged mode, or potentially add SSH authorized keys to gain remote shell access to the target machine. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (GitHub Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in Wings version v1.11.3 and backported to v1.7.3. Users running v1.11.x should upgrade to v1.11.3, while those on v1.7.x should upgrade to v1.7.3. No alternative workarounds are available (GitHub Advisory).

Additional resources


SourceThis report was generated using AI

Related NixOS vulnerabilities:

CVE ID

Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

Published date

CVE-2025-61619HIGH7.5
  • NixOSNixOS
  • android
NoNoDec 01, 2025
CVE-2025-61618HIGH7.5
  • NixOSNixOS
  • android
NoNoDec 01, 2025
CVE-2025-61617HIGH7.5
  • NixOSNixOS
  • android
NoNoDec 01, 2025
CVE-2025-61610HIGH7.5
  • NixOSNixOS
  • android
NoNoDec 01, 2025
CVE-2025-65622MEDIUM5.4
  • PHPPHP
  • snipe-it
NoYesDec 01, 2025

Free Vulnerability Assessment

Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture

Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.

Request assessment

Get a personalized demo

Ready to see Wiz in action?

"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management