In EMQX before 5.8.6, administrators can install arbitrary novel plugins via the Dashboard web interface. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that this is the intended behavior; however, 5.8.6 adds a defense-in-depth feature in which a plugin's acceptability (for later Dashboard installation) is set by the "emqx ctl plugins allow" CLI command.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Vendors & Products Emqx
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Description In EMQX before 5.8.6, administrators can install arbitrary novel plugins via the Dashboard web interface. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that this is the intended behavior; however, 5.8.6 adds a defense-in-depth feature in which a plugin's acceptability (for later Dashboard installation) is set by the "emqx ctl plugins allow" CLI command.
Weaknesses CWE-754
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-12T14:27:35.318Z

Reserved: 2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-52136

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-12T14:27:32.387Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-10T04:15:33.913

Modified: 2025-08-12T15:15:30.080

Link: CVE-2025-52136

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No data.

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Updated: 2025-08-12T07:41:45Z