{"id":50629,"date":"2025-06-10T03:11:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T03:11:34","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:05:46","slug":"cve-2025-48998-unauthenticated-access-to-arbitrary-files-in-dataease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48998-unauthenticated-access-to-arbitrary-files-in-dataease\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-48998: Unauthenticated Access to Arbitrary Files in DataEase<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-48998 is a severe cybersecurity vulnerability affecting DataEase, an open-source business intelligence and data visualization tool. This vulnerability exposes systems to potential compromise and data leakage, presenting a significant risk to system integrity and user data confidentiality. Users and administrators of DataEase should be aware of this vulnerability, as it could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47669-linux-kernel-vulnerability-allowing-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58118\">potentially allow<\/a> malicious actors to read and deserialize arbitrary files through the background JDBC connection. This level of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48749-netwrix-directory-manager-s-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56719\">exposure could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data<\/a>, compromising system control, and a high potential for exploitation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-48998<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47668-linux-kernel-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57805\">Potential for system compromise and data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3900750336\" 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>DataEase | Prior to v2.10.10<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the vulnerability in the patch for CVE-2025-27103, bypassing it to allow authenticated users to read and deserialize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31189-file-quarantine-bypass-vulnerability-in-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57804\">arbitrary files<\/a> through the background JDBC connection. This allows for the possibility of a malicious actor gaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25022-unauthenticated-access-to-sensitive-information-in-ibm-qradar-suite-and-ibm-cloud-pak\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58590\">access to sensitive<\/a> data stored within these files, making this vulnerability particularly dangerous.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2767490782\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited, represented through a shell command:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># The attacker would need to be authenticated first\n$ curl -u username:password http:\/\/target.example.com\/login\n# Once authenticated, the attacker could send a malicious request to the JDBC endpoint\n$ curl -X POST -H &quot;Content-Type: application\/json&quot; -d &#039;{&quot;filePath&quot;: &quot;\/etc\/passwd&quot;}&#039; http:\/\/target.example.com\/jdbc\/read<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a POST request to the JDBC endpoint specifying a path to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39358-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-teastudio-pl-wp-posts-carousel\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59899\">file<\/a> in the data payload. This could potentially allow the attacker to read arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46584-improper-authentication-logic-vulnerability-in-file-system-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57992\">files on the affected system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective way to protect your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43595-insecure-file-system-permissions-vulnerability-in-msp360-backup\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58079\">system from this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor patch. DataEase has fixed this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48481-critical-vulnerability-in-freescout-prior-to-version-1-8-180\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57806\">vulnerability in version<\/a> 2.10.10. Updating to this or a more recent version is advised. If you are unable to update immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could serve as temporary mitigation. However, these should not be seen as a long-term solution. Regular updates and patching are essential to maintaining a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7093-critical-vulnerability-in-belkin-f9k1122-1-00-33-impacting-system-security-and-data-integrity\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91191\">secure system<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-48998 is a severe cybersecurity vulnerability affecting DataEase, an open-source business intelligence and data visualization tool. This vulnerability exposes systems to potential compromise and data leakage, presenting a significant risk to system integrity and user data confidentiality. 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