PT-2025-14381 · Unknown · Hackathon-Starter

Published 2025-04-01 · Updated 2025-04-05 · CVE-2025-29036

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions hackathon-starter version 8.1.0

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the user.js component. This enables the attacker to gain higher access levels, potentially leading to further exploitation of the system.

Recommendations For hackathon-starter version 8.1.0, consider disabling the user.js component until a patch is available to prevent privilege escalation. Restrict access to sensitive areas of the system to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-266

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-29036

Affected Products

Hackathon-Starter

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/HypeDuke/vulnerable-research/blob/main/CVE-2025-29036 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29036 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29036 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/sahat/hackathon-starter/issues/1326 · Note
• https://github.com/sahat/hackathon-starter/pull/1328 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1908663723721732444 · Twitter Post