📄 Description (English)
Cross-Site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Sync Breeze Enterprise Server v10.4.18 and Disk Pulse Enterprise v10.4.18. An authenticated user could cause another user to perform unwanted actions within the application they are logged into. This vulnerability is possible due to the lack of proper CSRF token implementation. Among other things, it is possible, using a POST request to change a user's password or create users via '/setup_login?sid=', affecting the 'username', 'password', and 'cpassword' parameters.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
A CSRF vulnerability (CVE-2025-59891) affects Sync Breeze Enterprise and Disk Pulse Enterprise v10.4.18, allowing authenticated attackers to perform unauthorized actions including password changes and user creation. With a CVSS score of 8.0, this vulnerability poses significant risk to organizations using these file synchronization and disk monitoring tools. Immediate patching is critical as the vulnerability requires minimal attacker sophistication and can lead to account compromise and unauthorized administrative access.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 26, 2026 13:56
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations in government IT infrastructure, banking sector IT operations, and enterprise data centers using Sync Breeze or Disk Pulse Enterprise are at elevated risk. Government agencies (NCA, CITC) managing file synchronization systems, Saudi banks utilizing these tools for data management, and healthcare institutions (MOH) relying on disk monitoring could face unauthorized administrative access. Energy sector organizations (ARAMCO, SEC) and telecommunications providers (STC, Mobily) managing enterprise storage systems are particularly vulnerable. The vulnerability enables lateral movement within networks and potential data exfiltration through unauthorized user creation and privilege escalation.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government (NCA, CITC, MOI)
Banking and Financial Services (SAMA regulated institutions)
Healthcare (MOH, private hospitals)
Energy (ARAMCO, SEC)
Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain)
Enterprise IT Infrastructure
Data Centers and Cloud Services
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all instances of Sync Breeze Enterprise and Disk Pulse Enterprise v10.4.18 in your environment
2. Restrict network access to affected applications to trusted internal networks only
3. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block POST requests to '/setup_login?sid=' endpoints from untrusted sources
4. Monitor authentication logs for suspicious password change requests and new user creation events
5. Conduct immediate audit of user accounts created in the past 30 days
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Apply vendor patches immediately to upgrade from v10.4.18 to the latest patched version
2. Test patches in non-production environment before deployment
3. Schedule maintenance windows for production systems
4. Verify CSRF token implementation post-patch through security testing
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching delayed):
1. Implement SameSite cookie attributes (Strict or Lax) at application level
2. Deploy reverse proxy with CSRF token validation
3. Enforce multi-factor authentication for administrative functions
4. Implement IP whitelisting for administrative access
5. Disable '/setup_login' endpoint if not actively used
DETECTION RULES:
1. Alert on POST requests to '/setup_login?sid=' with 'username', 'password', or 'cpassword' parameters
2. Monitor for multiple password change requests from same user within short timeframe
3. Alert on new user creation events outside normal business hours
4. Track failed CSRF token validation attempts
5. Monitor for cross-origin requests to affected endpoints
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع نسخ Sync Breeze Enterprise و Disk Pulse Enterprise v10.4.18 في بيئتك
2. تقييد الوصول إلى الشبكة للتطبيقات المتأثرة إلى الشبكات الداخلية الموثوقة فقط
3. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لحجب طلبات POST إلى نقاط نهاية '/setup_login?sid=' من مصادر غير موثوقة
4. مراقبة سجلات المصادقة للطلبات المريبة لتغيير كلمات المرور وأحداث إنشاء المستخدمين
5. إجراء تدقيق فوري لحسابات المستخدمين التي تم إنشاؤها في آخر 30 يوماً
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. تطبيق تصحيحات البائع فوراً للترقية من v10.4.18 إلى أحدث إصدار مصحح
2. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج قبل النشر
3. جدولة نوافذ الصيانة لأنظمة الإنتاج
4. التحقق من تطبيق رمز CSRF بعد التصحيح من خلال الاختبار الأمني
الضوابط البديلة (إذا تأخر التصحيح):
1. تطبيق سمات ملفات تعريف الارتباط SameSite (Strict أو Lax) على مستوى التطبيق
2. نشر وكيل عكسي مع التحقق من رمز CSRF
3. فرض المصادقة متعددة العوامل للوظائف الإدارية
4. تطبيق القائمة البيضاء للعناوين IP للوصول الإداري
5. تعطيل نقطة نهاية '/setup_login' إذا لم تكن قيد الاستخدام النشط
قواعد الكشف:
1. تنبيه على طلبات POST إلى '/setup_login?sid=' مع معاملات 'username' أو 'password' أو 'cpassword'
2. مراقبة طلبات تغيير كلمات المرور المتعددة من نفس المستخدم في إطار زمني قصير
3. تنبيه على أحداث إنشاء المستخدمين خارج ساعات العمل العادية
4. تتبع محاولات التحقق من رمز CSRF الفاشلة
5. مراقبة الطلبات عبر الأصول إلى نقاط النهاية المتأثرة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures
A.6.1.2 - Access control and authentication mechanisms
A.7.2.1 - User access management
A.8.2.3 - Protection against malware and security threats
A.12.2.1 - Change management procedures
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 - Software platforms and applications are catalogued
PR.AC-1 - Identities and credentials are issued, managed, verified, revoked and audited
PR.AC-3 - Access is managed through role-based or attribute-based mechanisms
PR.AC-6 - Appropriate access is enforced throughout the information and computing environment
DE.CM-1 - The network is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.16 - Management of information security
A.6.1.2 - Access control
A.8.1.1 - User endpoint devices
A.8.2.3 - Segregation of networks
A.8.3.1 - Cryptographic controls
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches must be installed within defined timeframe
Requirement 6.5.9 - Broken authentication and session management
Requirement 7.1 - Limit access to system components by business need
📦 Affected Products / CPE 2 entries
flexense:diskpulse:10.4.18
flexense:syncbreeze:10.4.18