{"id":57160,"date":"2025-07-04T15:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:25:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-07T23:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T05:55:03","slug":"cve-2025-32897-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-apache-seata-incubating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32897-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-apache-seata-incubating\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-32897: Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability in Apache Seata (Incubating)<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In recent cybersecurity updates, a new vulnerability &#8211; CVE-2025-32897 &#8211; has been identified. This security vulnerability, similar to its predecessor CVE-2024-47552, affects Apache Seata (incubating) versions from 2.0.0 to just before 2.3.0. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49253-high-severity-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-thembay-lasa\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63713\">vulnerability matters greatly because it is rated as severe<\/a> with a CVSS score of 9.8. The impact is significant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6510-critical-vulnerability-in-netgear-ex6100-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63714\">potentially causing system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-32897<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5866-critical-vulnerability-in-rt-thread-5-1-0-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63819\">Potential system compromise and data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2660107990\" 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>Apache Seata (Incubating) | 2.0.0 to 2.2.9<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5868-critical-vulnerability-in-rt-thread-leading-to-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63861\">vulnerability is due to the deserialization of untrusted data<\/a>. When an application deserializes untrusted data without adequate validation, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3090-unauthenticated-remote-attack-leading-to-potential-data-leakage-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64687\">attacker can manipulate the data<\/a> to cause the application to perform actions that it should not. This could include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-47029-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ncr-terminal-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63744\">executing arbitrary code<\/a>, bypassing authentication controls, or even causing a denial-of-service condition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-709438\" 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6435-firefox-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64792\">potentially exploit this vulnerability<\/a> by sending a malicious request to a vulnerable endpoint. While this is not an actual exploit code, it serves to illustrate the concept:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;{...malformed serialized object...}&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the `malicious_payload` contains a malformed serialized object, which, when deserialized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36038-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-websphere-application-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64686\">vulnerable application<\/a>, could lead to unintended consequences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first line of defense against this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50213-special-element-injection-vulnerability-in-apache-airflow-providers-snowflake\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63978\">vulnerability is to upgrade to Apache<\/a> Seata version 2.3.0, which contains a fix for this issue. If it is not possible to upgrade immediately, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used to monitor and block suspicious activity. However, these are merely temporary measures and upgrading to a patched version is strongly recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In recent cybersecurity updates, a new vulnerability &#8211; CVE-2025-32897 &#8211; has been identified. This security vulnerability, similar to its predecessor CVE-2024-47552, affects Apache Seata (incubating) versions from 2.0.0 to just before 2.3.0. This vulnerability matters greatly because it is rated as severe with a CVSS score of 9.8. 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