{"id":30886,"date":"2025-04-25T04:14:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T04:14:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-29T12:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:39:14","slug":"cve-2025-28242-session-hijacking-vulnerability-in-daenetip4-meto-v1-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28242-session-hijacking-vulnerability-in-daenetip4-meto-v1-25\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-28242: Session Hijacking Vulnerability in DAEnetIP4 METO v1.25<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the dynamic and ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, new vulnerabilities are discovered regularly, making it crucial for organizations to stay updated. One such high-risk vulnerability, CVE-2025-28242, has recently been identified in the DAEnetIP4 METO v1.25. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-27289-replay-attack-vulnerability-uncovered-in-zigbee-smart-home-kit\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35529\">vulnerability allows attackers<\/a> to execute a session hijacking attack via improper session management in the \/login_ok.htm endpoint. This blog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4389-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wordpress-crawlomatic-multipage-scraper-post-generator-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51108\">post delves into the details of this vulnerability<\/a>, its potential impact, and mitigation guidance. Every organization using DAEnetIP4 METO v1.25 is potentially at risk, making it important to understand this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46342-kyverno-policy-engine-vulnerability-enables-unauthorized-actions-in-kubernetes\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42709\">vulnerability and take appropriate actions<\/a> to mitigate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-28242<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8\/10)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50612-escalation-of-privileges-and-data-leakage-in-fit2cloud-cloud-explorer-lite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42710\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-403658641\" 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>DAEnetIP4 METO | v1.25<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26683-improper-authorization-vulnerability-in-azure-playwright\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35678\">vulnerability is due to improper<\/a> session management in the \/login_ok.htm endpoint of DAEnetIP4 METO v1.25. This flaw allows an attacker to hijack a legitimate user&#8217;s session, thus gaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30960-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-notfound-fs-poster\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"36363\">unauthorized access<\/a> to the system. Using this access, the attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22900-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-n600r-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35201\">potentially compromise the system<\/a> or leak sensitive data. The exploit can be conducted remotely over the network, and it does not require any user interaction or special privileges, making it a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2567-a-high-risk-vulnerability-impacting-atg-monitoring-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35497\">high-risk vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4129116770\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This pseudocode demonstrates an HTTP request that could potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28238-session-hijacking-vulnerability-in-elber-reble310-firmware\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"37368\">hijack a user&#8217;s session<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/login_ok.htm HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable.example.com\nCookie: sessionid=1234567890abcdef\n{ &quot;session_hijack_payload&quot;: &quot;...&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, an attacker sends an HTTP GET request to the \/login_ok.htm endpoint with a manipulated session ID. The server, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30511-stored-xss-vulnerability-due-to-improper-sanitization-of-plant-name-input\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35954\">due to improper<\/a> session management, might accept this session ID and allow the attacker to hijack the legitimate user&#8217;s session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate the vulnerability, organizations should apply the vendor-supplied patch. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation technique. Cybersecurity teams should also consider conducting regular audits and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3495-critical-security-vulnerability-in-delta-electronics-commgr-due-to-insufficiently-randomized-session-ids\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35977\">security assessments to identify and patch vulnerabilities<\/a> promptly, reducing the risk of exploitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the dynamic and ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, new vulnerabilities are discovered regularly, making it crucial for organizations to stay updated. One such high-risk vulnerability, CVE-2025-28242, has recently been identified in the DAEnetIP4 METO v1.25. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute a session hijacking attack via improper session management in the \/login_ok.htm endpoint. 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