{"id":59605,"date":"2025-07-24T07:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:58:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T03:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:36:20","slug":"cve-2025-28965-critical-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-md-yeasin-ul-haider-url-shortener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28965-critical-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-md-yeasin-ul-haider-url-shortener\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-28965: Critical Missing Authorization Vulnerability in Md Yeasin Ul Haider URL Shortener<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-28965 is a high-risk cybersecurity vulnerability that affects versions of Md Yeasin Ul Haider URL Shortener up to 3.0.7. This vulnerability arises from a missing authorization flaw that potentially allows malicious actors to exploit functionalities that aren&#8217;t properly constrained by Access Control Lists (ACLs). The exploit can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30404-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-executorch-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75963\">result in system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, posing significant threats to data integrity and security.<br \/>\nThis vulnerability matters to everyone who uses the Md Yeasin Ul Haider URL Shortener, as it could provide an attack vector for threat actors to compromise the system or access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43233-critical-https-proxy-vulnerability-allowing-sensitive-data-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69355\">sensitive data<\/a>. With a CVSS Severity Score of 8.6, this issue cannot be ignored and must be addressed promptly to maintain a secure cyber environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-28965<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.6 CVSS Severity Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7027-critical-firmware-vulnerability-enabling-arbitrary-memory-writes-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70267\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2847705739\" 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>Md <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28961-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-md-yeasin-ul-haider-url-shortener\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70551\">Yeasin Ul Haider URL<\/a> Shortener | n\/a through 3.0.7<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8322-critical-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-e-school-software-by-ventem\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70266\">missing authorization<\/a> issue in the URL Shortener. This flaw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41666-watchdog-file-replacement-vulnerability-allowing-remote-access-and-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69357\">allows attackers to access<\/a> functionalities not properly constrained by ACLs. The attacker would send a specially crafted request to the vulnerable application and, if successful, could gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5835-droip-plugin-for-wordpress-unauthorized-access-and-modification-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69356\">unauthorized access<\/a> to functionalities that should be restricted, leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2279966820\" 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>The following example demonstrates a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54742-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wpevently-leading-to-possible-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86499\">possible way the vulnerability<\/a> might be exploited. The attacker sends a malicious POST request to a sensitive endpoint, which the system processes due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52813-uncovering-the-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-mobiloud\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72231\">missing proper authorization<\/a>.<\/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;exploit_code_here&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that this is a conceptual example and the actual exploit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5039-critical-vulnerability-in-autodesk-applications-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90526\">code would be specific to the application<\/a> and the attacker&#8217;s objectives. The best course of action is to apply the vendor patch or use a WAF\/IDS as a temporary mitigation to this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-28965 is a high-risk cybersecurity vulnerability that affects versions of Md Yeasin Ul Haider URL Shortener up to 3.0.7. This vulnerability arises from a missing authorization flaw that potentially allows malicious actors to exploit functionalities that aren&#8217;t properly constrained by Access Control Lists (ACLs). The exploit can result in system compromise or data leakage, [&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-59605","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\/59605","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=59605"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83471,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59605\/revisions\/83471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59605"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=59605"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=59605"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=59605"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=59605"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=59605"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=59605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}