User Impersonation Affecting signalk-server package, versions <2.19.0-beta.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.02% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-SIGNALKSERVER-14858540
  • published4 Jan 2026
  • disclosed2 Jan 2026
  • creditAnastasios Meletlidis

Introduced: 2 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-69203  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-290  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade signalk-server to version 2.19.0-beta.5 or higher.

Overview

signalk-server is an An implementation of a Signal K server for boats.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to User Impersonation via the access request system. An attacker can obtain elevated privileges and impersonate trusted devices by submitting misleading descriptions, spoofing internal IP addresses through the X-Forwarded-For header, and requesting higher permissions than indicated. This increases the likelihood of administrator approval through social engineering.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1