CVE-2025-35052

Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) shared hard-coded secret key

Published Oct 9, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) uses a hard-coded key to encrypt certain query parameters. Some encrypted parameter values can specify paths to download files, potentially bypassing authentication and authorization, for example, the 'qs' parameter used in '/DownloadWeb/download.aspx'. This key is shared across NIX installations. NIX 2023.3 and 2024.1 limit the use of hard-coded keys.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Newforma project Center
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:newforma:project_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Newforma project Center
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Newforma
Newforma project Center Server
Vendors & Products Newforma
Newforma project Center Server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) uses a hard-coded key to encrypt certain query parameters. Some encrypted parameter values can specify paths to download files, potentially bypassing authentication and authorization, for example, the 'qs' parameter used in '/DownloadWeb/download.aspx'. This key is shared across NIX installations. NIX 2023.3 and 2024.1 limit the use of hard-coded keys.
Title Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) shared hard-coded secret key
Weaknesses CWE-321
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisa-cg
Published
Updated
Oct 15, 2025, 4:15 PM
Reserved
Apr 15, 2025, 8:56 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 9, 2025, 9:15 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 1:10 PM