{"id":33423,"date":"2025-04-29T03:53:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T03:53:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:20:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:20:13","slug":"cve-2025-43951-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-labvantage-prior-to-lv-8-8-0-13-hf6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43951-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-labvantage-prior-to-lv-8-8-0-13-hf6\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-43951: Local File Inclusion Vulnerability in LabVantage Prior to LV 8.8.0.13 HF6<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability has been identified in LabVantage software prior to version LV 8.8.0.13 HF6. This flaw, designated as CVE-2025-43951, could potentially allow authenticated users to retrieve arbitrary files from the system environment. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to organizations as it could result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/yale-new-haven-health-system-data-breach-a-comprehensive-analysis-of-a-cybersecurity-breach-impacting-5-5-million-patients\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39676\">system compromise or data<\/a> leakage. In the realm of cybersecurity, preventing such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32444-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-vllm-integration-with-mooncake\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41885\">vulnerabilities is of paramount importance to ensure the integrity<\/a>, confidentiality, and availability of sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-43951<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical &#8211; CVSS Severity Score: 9.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: User<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32849-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39675\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-856475800\" 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>LabVantage | before LV 8.8.0.13 HF6<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit revolves around the misuse of the objectname request parameter, which can be manipulated by an authenticated user to retrieve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-43958-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-hospital-management-system-v4-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39674\">arbitrary files from the system<\/a> environment. This is a classic example of a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability, which allows an attacker to read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31478-zulip-server-vulnerability-allowing-unauthorized-account-creation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40318\">files<\/a> that they normally wouldn&#8217;t have access to on the server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4019444680\" 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>Given the nature of the vulnerability, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3200-unauthenticated-remote-attacker-exploiting-insecure-tls-protocols\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41886\">attacker might exploit<\/a> it using a HTTP request that looks like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/endpoint?objectname=..\/..\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nAuthorization: Bearer {user_token}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker attempts to traverse the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3914-potential-arbitrary-file-uploads-and-system-compromise-in-aeropage-sync-for-airtable-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40587\">file system<\/a> using `..\/..\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd`, which is a common Unix-based path to a sensitive file that contains a list of all users on a system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recommended mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor-supplied patch. LabVantage has issued a patch for this vulnerability in LV 8.8.0.13 HF6. If immediate patching is not possible, temporary mitigation can be achieved using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor and block suspicious requests containing unusual `objectname` values.<br \/>\nIn conclusion, organizations using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41646-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-affected-software-packages\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59327\">affected versions of LabVantage software<\/a> should take immediate action to mitigate the risk associated with CVE-2025-43951, either by applying the vendor patch or implementing temporary protective measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability has been identified in LabVantage software prior to version LV 8.8.0.13 HF6. This flaw, designated as CVE-2025-43951, could potentially allow authenticated users to retrieve arbitrary files from the system environment. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to organizations as it could result in system compromise or data leakage. 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