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Spotauditor CVE-2019-25434

MEDIUM
Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
2026-02-20 disclosure@vulncheck.com
6.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: vulncheck
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Stack buffer bounds checking
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS 7.5 (HIGH). Attack vector: Network. Complexity: Low. Privileges required: None. User interaction: None. Exploitation no authentication required. Public exploit/POC available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker without authentication could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application by submitting excessive data in the registration name fiel.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026

SpotAuditor 5.3.1.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the application by submitting excessive data in the registration name field. [CVSS 7.5 HIGH]

RemediationAI

Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.

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Classified as CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow). Affects Spotauditor. SpotAuditor 5.3.1.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the application by submitting excessive data in the registration name field. Attackers can enter a large string of characters (5000 bytes or more) in the name field during registration to trigger an unhandled exception that crashes the application.

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Severity by source

Vendor (vulncheck) PRIMARY 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (vulncheck) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: vulncheck

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Active
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Severity Changed
Jun 29, 2026 - 18:37 NVD
HIGH MEDIUM
CVSS changed
Jun 29, 2026 - 18:37 NVD
7.5 (HIGH) 6.7 (MEDIUM)
PoC Detected
Mar 05, 2026 - 01:05 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Feb 20, 2026 - 23:16 nvd
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

SpotAuditor 5.3.1.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash the application by submitting excessive data in the registration name field. Attackers can enter a large string of characters (5000 bytes or more) in the name field during registration to trigger an unhandled exception that crashes the application.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

SpotAuditor 5.3.1.0 is vulnerable to denial of service attacks that can crash the application without authentication. Any user with network access to the application can exploit this vulnerability, disrupting operations and potentially affecting customer-facing services. Immediate mitigation is required given the public availability of exploit code.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Implement network segmentation to restrict access to SpotAuditor to authorized users only; deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block POST requests with excessive payload sizes to the registration endpoint; disable the registration feature if not critical to operations; implement rate limiting on registration endpoints; monitor application logs for DoS attempts; consider disabling SpotAuditor until a patch is released if the application is business-critical.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 72% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium
NVD CVE.org EPSS Exploit-DB VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

54
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

A stack-based buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a buffer located on the stack than it was allocated to hold.

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:nsasoft:spotauditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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