CVE-2025-54305
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Dec 4, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 5, 2025
- Reserved
- Jul 18, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in the Thermo Fisher Torrent Suite Django application 5.18.1. One of the middlewares included in this application, LocalhostAuthMiddleware, authenticates users as ionadmin if the REMOTE_ADDR property in request.META is set to 127.0.0.1, to 127.0.1.1, or to ::1. Any user with local access to the server may bypass authentication.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/sequencing/next-generation-sequencing/ion-torrent-next-generation-sequencing-workflow/ion-torrent-next-generation-sequencing-data-analysis-workflow/ion-torrent-suite-software.html
- https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/manuals/MAN0026163-Torrent-Suite-5.18-UG.pdf
- https://documents.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/CORP/Product-Guides/Ion_OneTouch_2_and_Torrent_Suite_Software.pdf
Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.