CVE-2025-12509

8.4

Bizerba · BRAIN2

An administrative user can implement a Global_Shipping script in Bizerba BRAIN2 that executes with administrator privileges on the server.

Executive summary

A high-severity vulnerability in Bizerba BRAIN2 allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary scripts on the server, resulting in a full system compromise.

Vulnerability

This vulnerability involves the inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere (CWE-829), where an authenticated administrator can introduce a malicious script that subsequently executes on the server with elevated administrative rights.

Business impact

The ability for an attacker with administrative access to execute arbitrary scripts on the server poses a severe risk to the entire application environment. Given the CVSS score of 8.4, this flaw enables a total loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially leading to unauthorized data exfiltration, system-wide configuration changes, or total service disruption.

Remediation

Immediate Action: Update Bizerba BRAIN2 to version 3.07 or later to address the insecure script handling mechanism.

Proactive Monitoring: Review administrative access logs for unauthorized script additions or modifications, and monitor server process activity for unexpected execution patterns.

Compensating Controls: Restrict administrative access to the BRAIN2 interface to a minimal set of trusted personnel and ensure the environment is protected by network segmentation to prevent external exploitation of the administrative interface.

Exploitation status

Public Exploit Available: No (exploit_available: false)

Analyst recommendation

The vulnerability represents a significant security risk due to the potential for total system compromise through script injection. Organizations utilizing Bizerba BRAIN2 must prioritize the update to version 3.07 to remove the insecure functionality. Immediate testing and deployment of this patch are required to maintain the security posture of the application environment.

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