CVE-2025-44043

MEDIUMCVSS 5.4/10EPSS 0.21%

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CVE-2025-44043 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. Keyoti SearchUnit prior to 9.0.0. is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in /Keyoti_SearchEngine_Web_Common/SearchService.svc/GetResults and /Keyoti_SearchEngine_Web_Common/SearchService.svc/GetLocationAndContentCategories. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Keyoti SearchUnit prior to 9.0.0. is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in /Keyoti_SearchEngine_Web_Common/SearchService.svc/GetResults and /Keyoti_SearchEngine_Web_Common/SearchService.svc/GetLocationAndContentCategories. An attacker can specify their own SMB server as the indexDirectory value when making POST requests to the affected components. In doing so an attacker can get the SearchUnit server to read and write configuration and log files from/to the attackers server.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.4/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability
0.21%

10.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-44043?
Keyoti SearchUnit prior to 9.0.0. is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in /Keyoti_SearchEngine_Web_Common/SearchService.svc/GetResults and /Keyoti_SearchEngine_Web_Common/SearchService.svc/GetLocationAndContentCategories. An attacker can specify their own SMB server as the indexDirectory value when making POST requests to the affected components. In doing so an attacker can get the SearchUnit server to read and write configuration and log files from/to the attackers server.
How severe is CVE-2025-44043?
CVE-2025-44043 has a CVSS score of 5.4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-44043?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST