{"id":58610,"date":"2025-07-09T10:12:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T10:12:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-07T11:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:38:42","slug":"cve-2025-30328-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-animate-versions-24-0-8-23-0-11-and-earlier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30328-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-animate-versions-24-0-8-23-0-11-and-earlier\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-30328: Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in Animate Versions 24.0.8, 23.0.11 and Earlier<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity world is currently addressing a significant vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-30328, which affects Animate versions 24.0.8, 23.0.11 and earlier. This issue is a serious concern due to its potential to result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, which could lead to system compromise or data leakage. Furthermore, the exploitation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44955-critical-vulnerability-in-ruckus-network-director-allows-jail-users-to-gain-root-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76083\">vulnerability requires user<\/a> interaction, which means that a victim must open a malicious file. This adds a social <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=\"77124\">engineering element to the threat<\/a>, increasing its potential impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-30328<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 &#8211; CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: User<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52717-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-lifterlms-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65399\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3677601026\" 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>Animate | 24.0.8 and earlier<br \/>\nAnimate | 23.0.11 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53074-critical-out-of-bounds-read-vulnerability-in-samsung-rlottie-v0-2\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65675\">vulnerability is an out-of-bounds<\/a> write issue, which occurs when a program writes data outside its intended memory space. In the context of CVE-2025-30328, this is exploited when a user opens a malicious file, thereby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53002-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-llama-factory\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65194\">executing arbitrary code<\/a> in the context of the current user. Attackers may use this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6688-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-simple-payment-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65171\">vulnerability to bypass<\/a> protection mechanisms and execute malicious code, leading to a potential compromise of the system or leakage of sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2901628300\" 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 example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Assume we have a malicious file named &quot;bad_code.txt&quot;\n# The victim opens the malicious file using an affected version of Animate\n$ animate bad_code.txt\n# The malicious code within the file executes arbitrary commands in the context of the current user<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that this is a conceptual example and not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50849-critical-insecure-direct-object-reference-idor-vulnerability-in-cs-cart-4-18-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76564\">direct step-by-step guide to exploit the vulnerability<\/a>. The purpose is to illustrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-7457-macos-authorization-model-exploit-leading-to-potential-mitm-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80067\">potential severity and mode of operation of the exploit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are urged to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible to mitigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52709-high-risk-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-everest-forms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65240\">risks associated with this vulnerability<\/a>. In the interim, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be utilized as temporary mitigation. It is also recommended to educate users on the dangers of opening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54689-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-urna\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76673\">files from untrusted sources to reduce the risk<\/a> of social engineering exploits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity world is currently addressing a significant vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-30328, which affects Animate versions 24.0.8, 23.0.11 and earlier. This issue is a serious concern due to its potential to result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, which could lead to system compromise or data leakage. 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