{"id":59594,"date":"2025-07-23T20:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T20:53:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-29T02:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:49:58","slug":"cve-2025-24777-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-awethemes-hillter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24777-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-awethemes-hillter\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-24777: Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability in Awethemes Hillter<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

An alarming cybersecurity vulnerability, CVE-2025-24777, has been identified and reported in the popular Awethemes Hillter. This vulnerability, titled ‘Deserialization of Untrusted Data’, exposes systems to significant risk, potentially leading to a full system compromise or severe data leakage. Awethemes Hillter users, particularly those operating versions up to 3.0.7, need to be aware of this threat and take immediate action to secure<\/a> their systems.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-24777
\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.8)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential full system<\/a> compromise or severe data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Awethemes Hillter | Up to and including 3.0.7<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability exploits the deserialization of untrusted data<\/a> in Awethemes Hillter. Deserialization is a process that converts byte streams into objects. In this case, an attacker can manipulate the byte stream to create malicious objects. When the server deserializes these objects, it can lead to object injection<\/a>, where the attacker’s code is executed within the application’s context.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

An example of how this vulnerability might be exploited is by sending a malicious<\/a> payload to a vulnerable endpoint. This could look something like the following:<\/p>\n

POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ \"malicious_payload\": \"SerializedObjectWithInjectedCode\" }<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, `SerializedObjectWithInjectedCode` is a serialized object that contains malicious code. When the server deserializes this object, the malicious code is executed<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Steps<\/strong><\/p>\n
To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor-provided patch immediately. As a temporary measure, users can deploy a Web Application<\/a> Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to detect and prevent exploit attempts. However, this is only a temporary solution and users should apply the vendor’s patch as soon as possible to fully secure their systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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