{"id":44931,"date":"2025-05-27T23:59:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T23:59:24","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-14T19:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T01:05:37","slug":"cve-2025-44886-critical-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-fw-wgs-804hpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44886-critical-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-fw-wgs-804hpt\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-44886: Critical Stack Overflow Vulnerability in FW-WGS-804HPT<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The world of cybersecurity is often a game of cat and mouse, with vulnerabilities emerging and patches being released in response. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-44886, has been discovered in the software FW-WGS-804HPT v1.305b241111. This vulnerability, if exploited, could potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4809-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac7-router-leads-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50586\">lead to a system<\/a> compromise or significant data leakage. The issue lies within a stack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4810-critical-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac7\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50649\">overflow vulnerability<\/a> that can be triggered via the byruleEditName parameter in the web_acl_mgmt_Rules_Edit_postcontains function.<br \/>\nThis vulnerability poses a tremendous risk to organizations utilizing the affected software, as unauthorized actors could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-22190-critical-gitpython-vulnerability-exposes-windows-systems-to-potential-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51317\">potentially gain control of critical systems<\/a> or gain access to sensitive data. It is imperative for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8913-critical-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wellchoose-s-organization-portal-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82416\">organizations to understand this vulnerability<\/a>, assess their potential exposure, and take necessary mitigation steps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-44886<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-52880-critical-vulnerability-in-insyde-insydeh2o-kernels-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51422\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3031888547\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>FW-WGS-804HPT | v1.305b241111<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An attacker exploiting the CVE-2025-44886 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4827-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50944\">vulnerability can send a specifically crafted request<\/a> containing an excessively long string to the byruleEditName parameter in the web_acl_mgmt_Rules_Edit_postcontains function. This can cause a stack overflow, allowing the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47916-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-invision-community-5-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50400\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> or potentially gain control over the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1339312736\" 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 an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5353-local-authenticated-attacker-exploit-in-ivanti-workspace-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82417\">attacker might exploit<\/a> this vulnerability. Please note that this is a simplified example for illustrative purposes only:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/web_acl_mgmt_Rules_Edit_postcontains HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nbyruleEditName=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...(continuing until the stack overflows)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8216;A&#8217;s represent an excessively long string that when processed by the web_acl_mgmt_Rules_Edit_postcontains function, would trigger a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44887-critical-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-fw-wgs-804hpt\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52632\">stack overflow<\/a>, opening the door for further exploitation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-49842-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-protected-vm-address-space\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58861\">Protection Against This Vulnerability<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31637-high-risk-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-lambertgroup-shout\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51849\">risks posed by this vulnerability<\/a>, users of the affected software are strongly encouraged to apply the patch provided by the vendor as soon as possible. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, it is recommended to use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary measure to detect and block exploitation attempts. Regularly updating and patching software is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/ec-council-reaccreditation-by-uk-ncsc-impact-on-five-key-cybersecurity-certifications\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50752\">key part of maintaining a robust cybersecurity<\/a> posture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The world of cybersecurity is often a game of cat and mouse, with vulnerabilities emerging and patches being released in response. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-44886, has been discovered in the software FW-WGS-804HPT v1.305b241111. This vulnerability, if exploited, could potentially lead to a system compromise or significant data leakage. The issue lies within [&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":[86],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-44931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44931","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=44931"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74934,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44931\/revisions\/74934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44931"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=44931"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=44931"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=44931"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=44931"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=44931"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=44931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}