{"id":48588,"date":"2025-06-03T19:07:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:07:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-05T23:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T05:18:01","slug":"cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-45997: Exploiting File Upload Vulnerability in Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity world is always on alert for new vulnerabilities that can compromise system security and user data. One such vulnerability has been identified in the Sourcecodester Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System version 1.0. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-45997, exploits a flaw in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5058-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-emagicone-store-manager-for-woocommerce-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54660\">file upload<\/a> mechanism of the system, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage. It is of significant concern as it affects any pharmacy or healthcare institution using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48477-critical-vulnerability-in-freescout-prior-to-version-1-8-180\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57836\">vulnerable version<\/a> of this software. The impact of a successful exploit could range from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48749-netwrix-directory-manager-s-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56736\">data corruption to loss of sensitive<\/a> patient information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-45997<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.6 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <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=\"56249\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-460721926\" 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>Sourcecodester Web-based Pharmacy Product <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32975-quest-kace-systems-management-appliance-authentication-bypass-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64144\">Management System<\/a> | v.1.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This vulnerability <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46490-puzzling-vulnerability-in-crossword-compiler-puzzles-risks-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54582\">exploits a flaw in the file upload<\/a> mechanism of the Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System. It allows an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47492-critical-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-drag-and-drop-file-upload-for-elementor-forms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55153\">upload a malicious PHP file<\/a> disguised as an image by modifying the Content-Type header to image\/jpg. Since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31916-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-jp-students-result-management-system-premium\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54872\">system does not thoroughly validate the Content-Type of uploaded files<\/a>, it accepts the PHP file as an actual image, executing the malicious code when the file is accessed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2127367755\" 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 exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/uploadfile.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerablepharmacy.com\nContent-Type: image\/jpg\n{ &quot;@payload&quot;: &quot;&lt;?php echo shell_exec($_POST[&#039;cmd&#039;]); ?&gt;&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the cmd parameter can be replaced with any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41661-unauthenticated-remote-command-execution-vulnerability-due-to-csrf-in-main-web-interface\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61173\">command that the attacker wants to execute<\/a> on the server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ideal mitigation approach is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. Until then, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) should be implemented to monitor and block suspicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4800-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-masterstudy-lms-pro-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56486\">file upload<\/a> attempts. Additionally, the system should be configured to thoroughly validate the Content-Type of all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4336-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-emagicone-store-manager-for-woocommerce-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56687\">uploaded files<\/a> and reject any that don&#8217;t match the expected types.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity world is always on alert for new vulnerabilities that can compromise system security and user data. One such vulnerability has been identified in the Sourcecodester Web-based Pharmacy Product Management System version 1.0. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2025-45997, exploits a flaw in the file upload mechanism of the system, potentially leading to system [&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-48588","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\/48588","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=48588"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57669,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48588\/revisions\/57669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48588"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=48588"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=48588"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=48588"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=48588"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=48588"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=48588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}