{"id":33856,"date":"2025-04-29T22:01:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T22:01:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-22T17:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:26:04","slug":"cve-2025-28237-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-worldcast-systems-ecreso-fm-dab-tv-transmitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28237-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-worldcast-systems-ecreso-fm-dab-tv-transmitter\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-28237: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WorldCast Systems ECRESO FM\/DAB\/TV Transmitter<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a world where digital broadcasting is increasingly becoming the norm, ensuring the security of the tools that facilitate this global communication is paramount. This blog post discusses a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-28237, that was discovered in the WorldCast Systems ECRESO FM\/DAB\/TV Transmitter v1.10.1. This vulnerability, if exploited, allows authenticated attackers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3761-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-my-tickets-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39993\">escalate privileges<\/a> via a malicious JSON payload. This is an issue of considerable concern as it could potentially lead to <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=\"38569\">system compromise or data<\/a> leakage, impacting broadcast operations and potentially compromising sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-28237<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <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=\"40586\">System Compromise<\/a>, Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3624526547\" 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>WorldCast Systems ECRESO FM\/DAB\/TV Transmitter | v1.10.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31234-input-sanitization-flaw-leading-to-system-termination-and-kernel-memory-corruption\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47870\">flaw in the authentication system<\/a> of the ECRESO FM\/DAB\/TV Transmitter. An authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted JSON payload to the transmitter system which, due to insufficient input validation, could allow for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43715-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-nullsoft-scriptable-install-system-nsis\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40221\">privilege escalation<\/a> attack. This means the attacker could potentially gain higher-level permissions than intended, giving them the ability to carry out actions or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/doge-s-access-to-federal-data-a-cybersecurity-concern\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38427\">access data<\/a> that would otherwise be restricted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2607040888\" 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47154-exploitation-of-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-libjs-in-ladybird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47871\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. This example shows a crafted HTTP request containing a malicious JSON payload.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/API\/Upgrade HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\nAuthorization: Bearer {valid_token}\n{\n&quot;update&quot;: {\n&quot;version&quot;: &quot;1.10.2&quot;,\n&quot;package&quot;: &quot;{malicious_payload}&quot;\n}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, &#8220;{valid_token}&#8221; would be a token tied to an authenticated user (potentially acquired through other means), and &#8220;{malicious_payload}&#8221; would be a crafted payload designed to exploit the vulnerability, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32849-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39106\">potentially leading<\/a> to privilege escalation.<br \/>\nIt is strongly recommended that all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45949-phpgurukul-user-management-system-session-hijacking-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41144\">users of the WorldCast Systems<\/a> ECRESO FM\/DAB\/TV Transmitter v1.10.1 apply the vendor-released patch at the earliest opportunity. As a temporary mitigation, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can help identify and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-35989-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-s-lxt2-zlib-block-allocation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41981\">block malicious activities related to this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In a world where digital broadcasting is increasingly becoming the norm, ensuring the security of the tools that facilitate this global communication is paramount. This blog post discusses a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-28237, that was discovered in the WorldCast Systems ECRESO FM\/DAB\/TV Transmitter v1.10.1. This vulnerability, if exploited, allows authenticated attackers to escalate privileges via [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[76],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-33856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-privilege-escalation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33856"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42657,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33856\/revisions\/42657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33856"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=33856"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=33856"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=33856"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=33856"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=33856"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=33856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}