{"id":48460,"date":"2025-06-03T16:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:05:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-22T23:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T05:58:02","slug":"cve-2025-45343-high-risk-vulnerability-in-tenda-w18e-v-2-0-v-16-01-0-11-allows-arbitrary-code-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45343-high-risk-vulnerability-in-tenda-w18e-v-2-0-v-16-01-0-11-allows-arbitrary-code-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-45343: High-Risk Vulnerability in Tenda W18E v.2.0 v.16.01.0.11 Allows Arbitrary Code Execution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-45343, has been identified in Tenda W18E v.2.0 v.16.01.0.11, which could potentially allow a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability exists in the editing functionality of the account module in the goform\/setmodules route. This issue is of high significance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32309-potential-system-compromise-due-to-remote-file-inclusion-in-php-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56262\">due to its potential to compromise systems<\/a> or lead to data leakage, affecting all users of the Tenda W18E v.2.0 v.16.01.0.11 system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-45343<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-42977-path-handling-vulnerability-that-risks-data-leakage-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56969\">System compromise and potential data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-629805726\" 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>Tenda | W18E v.2.0 v.16.01.0.11<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4896-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac10\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54387\">vulnerability arises from a failure in the Tenda<\/a> W18E&#8217;s account module&#8217;s editing functionality. An attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted request to the goform\/setmodules route, which does not correctly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1041-critical-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-avaya-call-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60473\">validate or sanitize input<\/a>. This allows an attacker to inject and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-51360-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-hospital-management-system-in-php-v4-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54351\">execute arbitrary code<\/a>, compromising the system or leading to potential data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1822530985\" 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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23394-critical-unix-symbolic-link-following-vulnerability-in-opensuse-tumbleweed-cyrus-imapd\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54416\">following is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability<\/a> might be exploited. This could be done through a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5739-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60474\">HTTP request<\/a> such as:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/goform\/setmodules HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;account_module&quot;: &quot;&lt;malicious code here&gt;&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this case, the &#8220;<malicious code here>&#8221; would be replaced with the actual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48828-arbitrary-php-code-execution-in-vbulletin-via-template-conditionals\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55705\">code that the attacker wants to execute<\/a> on the target system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly advised to apply the patch provided by the vendor as soon as possible. In the meantime, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. Regularly updating and patching all systems, as well as employing robust security measures such as WAFs or IDSs, can significantly reduce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46490-puzzling-vulnerability-in-crossword-compiler-puzzles-risks-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54583\">risk of such vulnerabilities<\/a> being exploited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-45343, has been identified in Tenda W18E v.2.0 v.16.01.0.11, which could potentially allow a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability exists in the editing functionality of the account module in the goform\/setmodules route. 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