{"id":53328,"date":"2025-06-18T13:33:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:33:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-16T07:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:08:51","slug":"cve-2025-5978-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1202-1-2-0-14-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5978-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1202-1-2-0-14-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5978: Critical Vulnerability in Tenda FH1202 1.2.0.14 Potentially Leading to System Compromise<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A newly identified vulnerability, CVE-2025-5978, has been discovered in Tenda FH1202 1.2.0.14, an interface widely used by organizations globally. The vulnerability, which is deemed critical, is located in the fromVirtualSer function of the \/goform\/VirtualSer file. This vulnerability is of great significance due to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31259-vulnerability-in-macos-sequoia-allowing-for-potential-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59711\">potential<\/a> to allow an attacker to launch a remote attack, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow. This subsequently poses a considerable risk of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5866-critical-vulnerability-in-rt-thread-5-1-0-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63800\">system compromise or possible data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5978<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.8 CVSS Severity Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Remote<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31222-potential-privilege-elevation-and-system-compromise-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59650\">Potential system compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2252833050\" 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>Tenda FH1202 | 1.2.0.14<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5619-critical-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ch22-1-0-0-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59781\">vulnerability allows a remote<\/a> attacker to manipulate the &#8216;page&#8217; argument in the fromVirtualSer function. By sending a specially crafted request, the attacker can overflow the stack buffer, potentially gaining unauthorized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5893-unauthenticated-access-and-exposure-of-sensitive-information-in-smart-parking-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59751\">access to sensitive information<\/a> or compromising the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-630115718\" 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 an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5353-local-authenticated-attacker-exploit-in-ivanti-workspace-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63801\">attack exploiting<\/a> this vulnerability might be carried out. This illustrative HTTP request manipulates the &#8216;page&#8217; argument, leading to a potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5685-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ch22-1-0-0-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59785\">stack-based buffer overflow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/goform\/VirtualSer HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;page&quot;: &quot;A&quot;*1024 }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8220;A&#8221;*1024 represents an oversized argument value, designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5736-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59787\">overflow the buffer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Affected users are advised to apply a vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, utilizing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can offer temporary mitigation against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21475-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59901\">potential attacks exploiting this vulnerability<\/a>. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-43110-critical-unauthenticated-remote-system-configuration-vulnerability-in-voltronic-power-viewpower-powershield-netguard\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83102\">systems can be configured<\/a> to block or alert on suspicious requests that could be indicative of an attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A newly identified vulnerability, CVE-2025-5978, has been discovered in Tenda FH1202 1.2.0.14, an interface widely used by organizations globally. The vulnerability, which is deemed critical, is located in the fromVirtualSer function of the \/goform\/VirtualSer file. This vulnerability is of great significance due to its potential to allow an attacker to launch a remote attack, [&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":[86],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-53328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53328","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=53328"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75641,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53328\/revisions\/75641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53328"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=53328"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=53328"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=53328"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=53328"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=53328"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=53328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}