{"id":29887,"date":"2025-04-23T14:55:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:55:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-30T17:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T23:54:03","slug":"cve-2025-26748-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-loos-arkhe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26748-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-loos-arkhe\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-26748: Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in LOOS Arkhe<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-26748 vulnerability represents a significant security risk for users of LOOS, Inc.&#8217;s Arkhe, a popular PHP application used for a variety of web-based services. This flaw exposes these systems to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack that can lead to a PHP Local File Inclusion, potentially compromising the system or leading to data leakage.<br \/>\nThe importance of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39557-severe-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-kadence-woocommerce-email-designer\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"36094\">vulnerability lies in its severity<\/a> and the wide usage of Arkhe in the web development world. Given Arkhe&#8217;s popularity, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/deciphering-the-extension-of-the-cybersecurity-information-sharing-act-impact-and-implications\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34313\">impact of this vulnerability could be extensive<\/a> and damaging to both users and organizations that rely on this product.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-26748<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <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=\"34616\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3142711979\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>LOOS, Inc. Arkhe | n\/a to 3.11.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-26748 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50123-exploitable-vulnerability-in-hozard-alarm-system-sms-authentication\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34939\">vulnerability works by exploiting<\/a> the CSRF vulnerability in LOOS, Inc.&#8217;s Arkhe. An attacker can trick an authenticated user into sending a forged HTTP request, including the session cookie and any other automatically included authentication information, to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30735-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-peoplesoft-enterprise-cc-common-application-objects\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"36556\">vulnerable web application<\/a>. This can lead to a PHP Local File Inclusion, potentially compromising the system or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31491-critical-vulnerability-in-autogpt-leads-to-leakage-of-cross-domain-cookies-and-protected-headers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34264\">leading to data leakage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4092883789\" 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>A potential exploit could look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;include_file&quot;: &quot;\/etc\/passwd&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This example shows a forged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4829-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52239\">HTTP request<\/a> that includes a malicious payload. This payload tricks the server into including a file from the local file system, in this case, the &#8216;\/etc\/passwd&#8217; file, which can provide the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/ahold-delhaize-data-breach-unpacking-the-november-cyber-attack-and-its-implications\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"34940\">attacker with access to sensitive data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3844-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-peprodev-ultimate-profile-solutions-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45143\">solution to this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the patch provided by the vendor as soon as possible. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29972-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-azure-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44737\">systems can provide protection by detecting and blocking suspicious requests<\/a> that match the pattern of this exploit. However, these are just temporary measures, and the patch should be applied as soon as it is feasible to do so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-26748 vulnerability represents a significant security risk for users of LOOS, Inc.&#8217;s Arkhe, a popular PHP application used for a variety of web-based services. 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