CVE-2025-53513

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

08/07/2025

Last modified:

10/07/2025

Description

The /charms endpoint on a Juju controller lacked sufficient authorization checks, allowing any user with an account on the controller to upload a charm. Uploading a malicious charm that exploits a Zip Slip vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain access to a machine running a unit through the affected charm.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

8.80

Severity 3.x

HIGH

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://github.com/juju/juju/security/advisories/GHSA-24ch-w38v-xmh8
https://github.com/juju/juju/security/advisories/GHSA-24ch-w38v-xmh8