{"id":38662,"date":"2025-05-16T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:11:02","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-13T23:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T05:40:00","slug":"cve-2025-46191-unauthenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-sourcecodester-client-database-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46191-unauthenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-sourcecodester-client-database-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-46191: Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in SourceCodester Client Database Management System<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-46191 vulnerability refers to an arbitrary file upload flaw in the SourceCodester Client Database Management System 1.0. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files, posing a serious threat to the security of the systems running this software. It&#8217;s a significant concern as it can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49126-critical-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023-allows-for-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43453\">potentially result in system<\/a> compromise or data leakage if successfully exploited.<br \/>\nWith this vulnerability, attackers can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47549-critical-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-themefic-beaf\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43891\">upload executable PHP files<\/a> to a web-accessible directory due to the absence of proper file extension checks, MIME type validation, and authentication. This allows them to execute arbitrary commands remotely, leading to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44071-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-seacms-v13-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43397\">Remote Code Execution<\/a> (RCE) without any form of authentication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-46191<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 \/ 10)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<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=\"43804\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1012807272\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46188-high-risk-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sourcecodester-client-database-management-system-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45166\">SourceCodester Client Database Management System<\/a> | 1.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56836\">exploit works by taking advantage of the lack of file<\/a> extension checks, MIME type validation, and authentication in user_payment_update.php. Attackers can <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=\"43956\">upload a PHP file<\/a> with malicious code in the &#8216;uploaded_file_cancelled&#8217; field. This file is then stored in a web-accessible directory (\/files\/), which allows the attacker to remotely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49123-code-execution-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43557\">execute the malicious code<\/a> simply by accessing the uploaded script.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3373770007\" 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&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/user_payment_update.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=abc\n--abc\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;uploaded_file_cancelled&quot;; filename=&quot;malicious.php&quot;\nContent-Type: application\/x-php\n&lt;?php\nsystem($_GET[&#039;cmd&#039;]);\n?&gt;\n--abc--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is sending a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4391-wordpress-echo-rss-feed-post-generator-plugin-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50845\">POST request with a malicious PHP file<\/a>. The PHP file contains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49132-a-critical-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023-allowing-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44120\">code that allows<\/a> the execution of any command passed to it through the &#8216;cmd&#8217; parameter in a GET request. As a result, the attacker can execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-11617-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-envolve-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44969\">arbitrary commands on the server by accessing the uploaded<\/a> script.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch 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 temporary mitigation. Furthermore, it&#8217;s crucial to validate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46584-improper-authentication-logic-vulnerability-in-file-system-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57970\">file type and ensure proper authentication<\/a> checks are in place to avoid unauthenticated file uploads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-46191 vulnerability refers to an arbitrary file upload flaw in the SourceCodester Client Database Management System 1.0. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files, posing a serious threat to the security of the systems running this software. It&#8217;s a significant concern as it can potentially result in system compromise or data [&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":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-38662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38662","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=38662"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51731,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38662\/revisions\/51731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38662"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=38662"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=38662"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=38662"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=38662"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=38662"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=38662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}