{"id":52210,"date":"2025-06-15T17:06:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T17:06:37","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-25T05:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:35:06","slug":"cve-2025-31398-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-themeton-pimp-creative-multipurpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31398-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-themeton-pimp-creative-multipurpose\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-31398: Critical Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability in themeton PIMP &#8211; Creative MultiPurpose<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2025, a critical cybersecurity vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-31398, emerged in themeton PIMP &#8211; Creative MultiPurpose, a widely used creative multipurpose software. This vulnerability originates from a deserialization issue of untrusted data, which paves the way for object injection attacks. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23107-severe-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-samsung-mobile-processor-exynos-1480-and-2400\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58757\">vulnerability is of high significance due to its severity<\/a> score of 9.8, indicating its potential to cause severe damage, including system compromise, data leakage, and potential disruption of services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-31398<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS Score 9.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21467-system-compromise-via-memory-corruption-in-fw-response\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59135\">System Compromise<\/a>, Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1183646603\" 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>themeton PIMP &#8211; Creative MultiPurpose | n\/a through 1.7<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability, CVE-2025-31398, is a deserialization of untrusted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21462-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59082\">data vulnerability<\/a>, allowing attackers to inject malicious objects into the system. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49073-critical-deserialization-vulnerability-in-axiomthemes-sweet-dessert\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59267\">vulnerability occurs when an application deserializes<\/a> untrusted data without proper validation and sanitization. The attacker can manipulate the serialized object to include arbitrary function calls or operations, which will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47163-unauthorized-code-execution-through-microsoft-sharepoint-deserialization-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60974\">executed when the object is deserialized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1213302583\" 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 following conceptual example illustrates how an attacker might <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24274-input-validation-issue-exploitable-via-malicious-app-on-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59610\">exploit this vulnerability using a malicious<\/a> serialized object.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/themeton_PIMP_endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/serialized-object\n{\n&quot;object&quot;: {\n&quot;_type&quot;: &quot;InjectedObject&quot;,\n&quot;_values&quot;: {\n&quot;malicious_function&quot;: {\n&quot;_type&quot;: &quot;FunctionCall&quot;,\n&quot;name&quot;: &quot;system&quot;,\n&quot;arguments&quot;: [&quot;payload.exe --execute&quot;]\n}\n}\n}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a serialized object containing a malicious function call to the themeton PIMP endpoint. When the system deserializes the object, it executes the malicious function, leading to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5527-critical-vulnerability-exposing-potential-system-compromise-in-tenda-rx3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58700\">potential system compromise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Mitigate the Vulnerability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recommended mitigation strategy for CVE-2025-31398 is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. Until the patch is available, organizations can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to block or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45984-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-detected-in-blink-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61380\">detect attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. Additionally, it is advisable to ensure all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27531-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-apache-inlong\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59270\">data is properly validated and sanitized before deserialization<\/a> to prevent potential object injection attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In 2025, a critical cybersecurity vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-31398, emerged in themeton PIMP &#8211; Creative MultiPurpose, a widely used creative multipurpose software. This vulnerability originates from a deserialization issue of untrusted data, which paves the way for object injection attacks. The vulnerability is of high significance due to its severity score of 9.8, indicating [&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-52210","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\/52210","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=52210"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55054,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52210\/revisions\/55054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52210"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=52210"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=52210"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=52210"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=52210"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=52210"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=52210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}