{"id":59728,"date":"2025-07-29T11:53:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T11:53:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-09T06:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:01:23","slug":"cve-2025-54440-critical-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54440-critical-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54440: Critical Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability in Samsung Electronics MagicINFO 9 Server<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a new critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-54440, affecting Samsung Electronics&#8217; MagicINFO 9 Server. This is a severe vulnerability that allows unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type, leading to potential code injection. It is particularly alarming because it can potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27614-a-high-risk-gitk-vulnerability-enabling-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70464\">enable an attacker to compromise the system<\/a> or leak data. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54451-code-injection-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67546\">vulnerability is of special concern for organizations using MagicINFO<\/a> 9 Server versions less than 21.1080.0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54440<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS 9.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network-based<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46334-critical-vulnerability-in-git-gui-enables-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70720\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3442634304\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54439-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66975\">Samsung Electronics MagicINFO<\/a> 9 Server | Less than 21.1080.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52808-a-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-realtyelite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65871\">vulnerability allows an attacker to upload a file<\/a> of an unrestricted type. Typically, the server should have restrictions in place to prevent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7340-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-ht-contact-form-widget-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66352\">upload of potentially dangerous file<\/a> types. However, in this case, the server fails to enforce such restrictions. This oversight can lead to potential code injection if a malicious actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41668-critical-file-replacement-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66281\">uploads<\/a> a file containing malicious code. Once uploaded, the malicious file can be executed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7793-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh451-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68531\">leading to a potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-381408508\" 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>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a simple HTTP POST request that uploads a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52809-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-national-weather-service-alerts\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65930\">file to a vulnerable<\/a> endpoint on the server.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/upload\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/octet-stream\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=&quot;file&quot;; filename=&quot;exploit.php&quot;\n&lt;?php\n\/\/ malicious code here\n?&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54444-unrestricted-file-upload-leading-to-code-injection-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67206\">Samsung Electronics MagicINFO<\/a> 9 Server are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available. This patch will fix the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49416-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-fastw3b-llc-fw-gallery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66033\">vulnerability and prevent the unrestricted upload of files<\/a> with dangerous types. In the meantime, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70465\">users can use a Web Application<\/a> Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. These systems can help detect and prevent the upload of dangerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6058-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wpbookit-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66478\">file<\/a> types so as to limit the potential impact of this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a new critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-54440, affecting Samsung Electronics&#8217; MagicINFO 9 Server. This is a severe vulnerability that allows unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type, leading to potential code injection. 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