{"id":55011,"date":"2025-06-25T02:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T02:46:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-29T02:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:50:38","slug":"cve-2025-49297-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-mikado-themes-grill-and-chow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49297-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-mikado-themes-grill-and-chow\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49297: Path Traversal Vulnerability in Mikado-Themes Grill and Chow<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-49297 is a significant cybersecurity vulnerability that affects the popular Mikado-Themes Grill and Chow. This vulnerability is a path traversal flaw that allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This means that a potential attacker could manipulate the software to <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=\"61719\">access sensitive files and data<\/a> outside of the intended directory path, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. As the Grill and Chow themes are commonly used by many websites, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52709-high-risk-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-everest-forms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65258\">vulnerability represents a significant risk<\/a> to a wide range of web applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49297<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49415-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-fw-gallery-with-potential-for-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62390\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-956588049\" 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>Mikado-Themes Grill | n\/a through 1.6<br \/>\nMikado-Themes Chow | n\/a through 1.6<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a path <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28384-critical-directory-traversal-vulnerability-in-openc3-cosmos-6-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61571\">traversal vulnerability<\/a> in the Grill and Chow themes. By manipulating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39475-path-traversal-vulnerability-leading-to-php-local-file-inclusion-in-frenify-arlo\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62028\">file path<\/a> inputs, an attacker can trick the system into accessing files outside of the intended directory. This can lead to the inclusion of arbitrary local PHP files, which an attacker can use to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29902-a-high-risk-remote-code-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61399\">execute malicious code<\/a>, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or even compromise the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2550054785\" 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. Note that this is a simplified example and the actual exploit may involve more complex manipulations.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/vulnerable\/path?file=..\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is attempting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6513-brain2-database-configuration-file-access-vulnerability-in-standard-windows-users\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64527\">access the &#8216;\/etc\/passwd&#8217; file<\/a>, which is located several directories above the intended path. If successful, this could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25264-critical-vulnerability-allowing-unauthenticated-remote-access-due-to-overly-permissive-cors-policy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61926\">allow the attacker access<\/a> to sensitive system information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation Strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Affected users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54742-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wpevently-leading-to-possible-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86480\">possible to rectify the vulnerability<\/a>. If a patch is not immediately available, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation by monitoring and blocking potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39473-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-webgeniuslab-seofy-core\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62018\">path traversal<\/a> attacks. Regularly updating your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20133-remote-access-ssl-vpn-vulnerability-in-cisco-secure-firewall-asa-software-and-secure-ftd-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76882\">software and implementing robust security<\/a> measures will significantly reduce the risk of a successful exploit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-49297 is a significant cybersecurity vulnerability that affects the popular Mikado-Themes Grill and Chow. This vulnerability is a path traversal flaw that allows PHP Local File Inclusion. This means that a potential attacker could manipulate the software to access sensitive files and data outside of the intended directory path, leading to potential system compromise [&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":[85],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-55011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-directory-traversal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55011","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=55011"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79266,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55011\/revisions\/79266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55011"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=55011"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=55011"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=55011"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=55011"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=55011"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=55011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}