{"id":59534,"date":"2025-07-21T08:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:20:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-01T19:09:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:09:49","slug":"cve-2025-53825-unauthenticated-preview-deployment-vulnerability-in-dokploy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53825-unauthenticated-preview-deployment-vulnerability-in-dokploy\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-53825: Unauthenticated Preview Deployment Vulnerability in Dokploy<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity world is in a state of high alert due to the discovery of a new significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-53825. This vulnerability is associated with Dokploy, a popular free, self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS). This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54430-critical-vulnerability-in-dedupe-python-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67050\">vulnerability is particularly critical<\/a>, given the fact that it allows any user to execute arbitrary code and access sensitive environment variables. This is achievable by merely opening a pull request on a public repository. This risk puts all public Dokploy users using preview deployments at risk, potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7793-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh451-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69881\">leading to system<\/a> compromise or significant data leakage.<br \/>\nThis blog post is intended to provide a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55244-azure-bot-service-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-a-comprehensive-analysis\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86975\">comprehensive analysis of this vulnerability<\/a>, its potential impact, the mechanism of exploitation, and the necessary mitigation strategies. For organizations leveraging Dokploy, understanding and addressing this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43233-critical-https-proxy-vulnerability-allowing-sensitive-data-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69880\">vulnerability is crucial to ensuring the security of their data<\/a> and systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-53825<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.4 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21432-memory-corruption-vulnerability-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78020\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2251444481\" 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>Dokploy | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55010-arbitrary-php-object-instantiation-in-kanboard-prior-to-version-1-2-47\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78019\">Prior to Version<\/a> 0.24.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49688-double-free-vulnerability-in-windows-rras-opens-door-for-unauthorized-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67769\">vulnerability manifests itself when an unauthenticated user opens<\/a> a pull request on a public repository. This action triggers a preview deployment, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55190-argo-cd-api-tokens-expose-sensitive-repository-credentials\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87011\">exposes sensitive<\/a> environment variables. This exposure opens a pathway for attackers to execute arbitrary code, potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41668-critical-file-replacement-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67051\">leading to unauthorized<\/a> access to the system or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3723477564\" 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 this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52362-critical-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-phproxy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71168\">vulnerability might be exploited using an HTTP request<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/pull_request\/open HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;pull_request&quot;: {\n&quot;repo&quot;: &quot;public_repo&quot;,\n&quot;branch&quot;: &quot;master&quot;,\n&quot;changes&quot;: [\n{\n&quot;type&quot;: &quot;add&quot;,\n&quot;file&quot;: &quot;exploit.sh&quot;,\n&quot;content&quot;: &quot;echo $ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES&quot;\n}\n]\n}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52187-critical-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-getprojectsidea-create-school-management-system-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71169\">creates a pull request that adds an exploit script<\/a>. This script, when executed, will print out all the environment variables, potentially revealing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30105-sensitive-information-leak-in-dell-xtremio\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80917\">sensitive information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective mitigation strategy for this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46198-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-grav-versions-1-7-46-to-1-7-48\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69879\">vulnerability is to upgrade Dokploy to version<\/a> 0.24.3 or above, which contains the necessary fix for the issue. If the upgrade is not immediately possible, organizations can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation strategy. It is crucial for organizations to prioritize this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33077-local-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ibm-engineering-systems-design-rhapsody\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69882\">vulnerability and take appropriate action to secure their systems<\/a> and data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity world is in a state of high alert due to the discovery of a new significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-53825. This vulnerability is associated with Dokploy, a popular free, self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS). This vulnerability is particularly critical, given the fact that it allows any user to execute arbitrary code and access [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-59534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59534"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79854,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59534\/revisions\/79854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59534"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=59534"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=59534"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=59534"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=59534"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=59534"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=59534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}