📄 Description (English)
Petlibro Smart Pet Feeder Platform versions up to 1.7.31 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to add users as shared owners to any device by exploiting missing permission checks. Attackers can send requests to the device share API to gain unauthorized access to devices and view owner information without proper authorization validation.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
Petlibro Smart Pet Feeder Platform versions up to 1.7.31 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-3646) allowing attackers to add themselves as shared owners to any device without proper permission validation. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.3) enables unauthorized access to pet monitoring devices and exposure of owner information. While no public exploit exists, the vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi households and organizations using IoT pet management systems, particularly those integrating with smart home ecosystems.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 5, 2026 09:50
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Primary impact on Saudi residential and commercial sectors: (1) Residential IoT - Saudi households using Petlibro devices for pet monitoring face unauthorized access to real-time pet location and health data; (2) Veterinary clinics and pet care facilities in major Saudi cities (Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam) managing multiple devices could experience mass unauthorized access; (3) Smart home integrations with Saudi telecom providers (STC, Mobily) may propagate lateral movement to connected home networks; (4) Privacy concerns for high-net-worth individuals and diplomatic staff using pet monitoring for security purposes; (5) Potential data harvesting of owner information (names, addresses, phone numbers) for targeted social engineering attacks against Saudi nationals.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Residential IoT/Smart Homes
Veterinary Services & Pet Care Facilities
Telecom/ISP (STC, Mobily, Zain smart home integrations)
Hospitality (pet-friendly hotels, resorts)
Private Security (high-net-worth individual protection)
Diplomatic Missions (pet monitoring for security)
Animal Welfare Organizations
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1548 - Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism (authorization bypass)
T1078 - Valid Accounts (unauthorized account access via device sharing)
T1526 - Exposure of Sensitive Information (owner data disclosure)
T1087 - Account Discovery (enumeration of device owners)
T1566 - Phishing (harvested owner information for targeted attacks)
T1199 - Trusted Relationship (lateral movement via smart home integration)
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Petlibro Smart Pet Feeder devices in your organization/network using asset inventory tools
2. Isolate affected devices from critical networks if possible; restrict API access to trusted networks only
3. Review device sharing logs and access history for unauthorized additions of shared owners
4. Change all device ownership credentials and revoke any suspicious shared access permissions
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Update Petlibro platform to version 1.7.32 or later immediately
2. Verify patch deployment across all instances (mobile apps, web portal, firmware)
3. Test functionality post-patch to ensure no regression
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patch unavailable temporarily):
1. Implement network segmentation - isolate Petlibro devices on separate VLAN
2. Deploy WAF rules to block unauthorized device share API requests
3. Enable API rate limiting on device sharing endpoints
4. Implement strict IP whitelisting for device management access
5. Monitor and log all device sharing API calls for forensic analysis
DETECTION RULES:
1. Alert on multiple failed authorization attempts to device share endpoints
2. Flag requests adding new shared owners from unusual geographic locations
3. Monitor for API calls modifying device permissions outside normal business hours
4. Detect rapid sequential requests to share API from single source IP
5. Log all changes to device ownership and sharing configurations
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع أجهزة Petlibro Smart Pet Feeder في مؤسستك باستخدام أدوات جرد الأصول
2. عزل الأجهزة المتأثرة عن الشبكات الحرجة؛ تقييد وصول API للشبكات الموثوقة فقط
3. مراجعة سجلات مشاركة الأجهزة والوصول للكشف عن إضافات مالكين مشاركين غير مصرح بهم
4. تغيير بيانات اعتماد ملكية جميع الأجهزة وإلغاء أي أذونات وصول مشبوهة
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. تحديث منصة Petlibro إلى الإصدار 1.7.32 أو أحدث فوراً
2. التحقق من نشر التصحيح عبر جميع الحالات (تطبيقات الهاتف، بوابة الويب، البرامج الثابتة)
3. اختبار الوظائف بعد التصحيح للتأكد من عدم وجود انحدار
الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح متاحاً مؤقتاً):
1. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة - عزل أجهزة Petlibro على VLAN منفصل
2. نشر قواعد WAF لحظر طلبات API مشاركة الأجهزة غير المصرح بها
3. تفعيل تحديد معدل API على نقاط نهاية مشاركة الأجهزة
4. تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء صارمة للعناوين لوصول إدارة الأجهزة
5. مراقبة وتسجيل جميع استدعاءات API لمشاركة الأجهزة للتحليل الجنائي
قواعد الكشف:
1. تنبيه محاولات فشل التفويض المتعددة لنقاط نهاية مشاركة الأجهزة
2. وضع علامة على الطلبات التي تضيف مالكين مشاركين جدد من مواقع جغرافية غير عادية
3. مراقبة استدعاءات API التي تعدل أذونات الأجهزة خارج ساعات العمل العادية
4. الكشف عن طلبات متسلسلة سريعة لـ API المشاركة من عنوان IP واحد
5. تسجيل جميع التغييرات على ملكية الأجهزة وتكوينات المشاركة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 - 5.1.1: Access Control - Authorization mechanisms must validate user permissions before granting access
ECC 2024 - 5.1.2: User Access Management - Proper authentication and authorization for all system functions
ECC 2024 - 5.2.1: Information Security Policies - Device access control policies must be enforced
ECC 2024 - 6.1.1: Vulnerability Management - Timely patching of authorization flaws
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF - Governance & Risk Management: Authorization bypass represents control failure in access governance
SAMA CSF - Information Security: Inadequate access controls violate information protection requirements
SAMA CSF - Operational Resilience: Unauthorized device access impacts system integrity and availability
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 - A.5.2: User access provisioning - Proper authorization validation required
ISO 27001:2022 - A.5.3: Access rights review - Regular review of device sharing permissions
ISO 27001:2022 - A.8.2: Information classification - Owner information requires protection from unauthorized access
ISO 27001:2022 - A.12.6.1: Management of technical vulnerabilities - Timely patching of authorization flaws
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Not directly applicable - Petlibro is consumer IoT device, not payment system. However, if integrated with payment-enabled smart home systems: PCI DSS 6.2 (security patches) and 7.1 (access control) would apply
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
petlibro:petlibro