Overview
In the dynamic landscape of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are a common occurrence. The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-54448 presents a serious risk to the users of Samsung Electronics MagicINFO 9 Server. This vulnerability allows for unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types, paving the way for code injection. The affected systems are those running versions of MagicINFO 9 Server less than 21.1080.0. The severity of this vulnerability is evident in the potential impact it can have, including system compromise and data leakage.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-54448
Severity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System Compromise, Data Leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Samsung Electronics MagicINFO 9 Server | < 21.1080.0 How the Exploit Works
The exploit works by taking advantage of the unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability in the MagicINFO 9 Server. An attacker can upload a file containing malicious code to the server. Since the server does not properly validate the file types being uploaded, the malicious file is accepted and stored. Later, when this file is processed by the server, the malicious code is executed thereby compromising the system.
Conceptual Example Code
The following pseudocode illustrates a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:
POST /upload HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW
------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="malicious.php"
Content-Type: application/x-php
<?php
// malicious code here
?>
------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--In this pseudocode, an HTTP POST request is made to the ‘/upload’ endpoint of the vulnerable server. The request contains a malicious PHP file that, once uploaded and processed by the server, can execute arbitrary code.
Mitigation Guidance
The best way to mitigate this vulnerability is by applying the patch provided by the vendor. In cases where immediate patching is not possible, using Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. These systems can be configured to block or alert on attempts to upload potentially malicious files to the server. The key is to ensure that only validated and safe file types are processed by the server.