{"id":56156,"date":"2025-06-30T22:45:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T22:45:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-31T21:18:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T03:18:36","slug":"cve-2025-52571-unauthenticated-access-to-telegram-account-and-server-via-hikka-userbot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52571-unauthenticated-access-to-telegram-account-and-server-via-hikka-userbot\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52571: Unauthenticated Access to Telegram Account and Server via Hikka Userbot<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s interconnected world, cybersecurity vulnerabilities pose a significant threat to both personal and professional information. One such vulnerability is CVE-2025-52571, a significant flaw in Hikka, a popular Telegram userbot. This vulnerability affects all users who are operating on Hikka versions below 1.6.2, and it opens the door for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34509-hardcoded-user-account-in-sitecore-xm-and-xp-enabling-unauthenticated-remote-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62762\">unauthenticated attackers to gain access to both the victim&#8217;s Telegram account<\/a> and the server where the userbot is hosted. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6191-high-severity-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-s-v8-engine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62998\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a>, coupled with the popularity of Telegram as a communication platform, underscores the importance of immediate action to mitigate the risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52571<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS Score 9.6)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <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=\"62841\">Unauthorized access<\/a> to Telegram account and server, potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1401345848\" 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>Hikka Userbot | All versions below 1.6.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49216-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-endpoint-encryption-policyserver\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62698\">vulnerability in Hikka userbot is a flaw in the authentication<\/a> process. An attacker can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20271-cisco-anyconnect-vpn-server-vulnerability-may-lead-to-dos-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63230\">vulnerability by sending specially crafted requests to the Hikka server<\/a>. These requests bypass the existing authentication mechanisms, allowing the attacker to gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-53298-critical-unauthorized-filesystem-access-vulnerability-in-dell-powerscale-onefs\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62986\">unauthorized access<\/a> to both the Telegram account associated with the bot and the server where the bot is hosted. This access can be leveraged to compromise the system or leak <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49653-exposure-of-sensitive-data-in-lablup-s-backendai\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64066\">sensitive data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-42676357\" 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>Below is a conceptual demonstration of how the vulnerability might be exploited. Please note that this is a simplified hypothetical example and real-world exploitation might involve more complex tactics:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/hikka\/login HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-hikka-bot.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;username&quot;: &quot;victim&quot;, &quot;password&quot;: &quot;&quot;, &quot;force_auth&quot;: true }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-9408-server-side-request-forgery-attack-in-eclipse-glassfish\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77237\">attacker sends a POST request<\/a> to the `\/hikka\/login` endpoint with a blank password and the `force_auth` flag set to true. This forces the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-31854-critical-tls-server-certificate-validation-vulnerability-in-sicam-toolbox-ii\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70042\">server to authenticate the provided username without validating<\/a> the password, granting the attacker access to the victim&#8217;s account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The issue has been patched in version 1.6.2 of the Hikka userbot. All users are strongly advised to update their Hikka version to 1.6.2 or newer immediately. No known workarounds are available. In case updating the userbot is not immediately possible, users can apply a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation to monitor and block suspicious requests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In today&#8217;s interconnected world, cybersecurity vulnerabilities pose a significant threat to both personal and professional information. One such vulnerability is CVE-2025-52571, a significant flaw in Hikka, a popular Telegram userbot. 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