{"id":59789,"date":"2025-08-01T01:22:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T01:22:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-07T11:38:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:38:57","slug":"cve-2025-54445-xml-external-entity-reference-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54445-xml-external-entity-reference-vulnerability-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54445: XML External Entity Reference Vulnerability in Samsung Electronics MagicINFO 9 Server<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-54445 is a critical vulnerability that affects Samsung Electronics MagicINFO 9 Server. This vulnerability is of the type &#8216;Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference&#8217;, which allows Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF). The issue is of high significance because it can potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7793-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh451-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68770\">lead to a system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of the affected systems. It is particularly relevant to organizations using versions of MagicINFO 9 Server less than 21.1080.0.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54445<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.2)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31278-memory-corruption-vulnerability-with-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70453\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4166768128\" 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=\"66987\">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-2025-7401-critical-file-read-write-vulnerability-in-premium-age-verification-restriction-for-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66599\">vulnerability arises due to improper restriction<\/a> of XML External Entity (XXE) reference in the affected application. An attacker can exploit this weakness to force the application&#8217;s XML parser to access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40738-critical-arbitrary-file-write-vulnerability-in-sinec-nms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66598\">arbitrary files<\/a> on a server or interact with other resources, such as internal networks, that would otherwise be inaccessible. This could potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41668-critical-file-replacement-leading-to-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66600\">lead to unauthorized<\/a> read access, Denial of Service (DoS), Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF), or even Remote Code Execution (RCE).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2702790887\" 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>A conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited could look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/MagicINFO\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/xml\n&lt;!DOCTYPE foo [\n&lt;!ELEMENT foo ANY &gt;\n&lt;!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM &quot;file:\/\/\/etc\/passwd&quot; &gt;]&gt;&lt;foo&gt;&amp;xxe;&lt;\/foo&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, an attacker sends a POST request containing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7766-xml-external-entity-attack-on-lantronix-provisioning-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68265\">XML payload that includes an external<\/a> entity declaration. This entity is designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41666-watchdog-file-replacement-vulnerability-allowing-remote-access-and-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66988\">access a sensitive file<\/a> on the server&#8217;s file system (in this case, the Unix password file). If the server is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8279-critical-input-validation-vulnerability-in-gitlab-language-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68769\">vulnerable and processes this XML input<\/a>, it will return the contents of the requested file, leading to an information disclosure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To adequately protect against this vulnerability, the most effective solution is to apply the vendor-provided patch for <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=\"67213\">Samsung Electronics MagicINFO<\/a> 9 Server. However, until the patch can be applied, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. These systems can be configured to block or alert on suspicious XML input, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-7457-macos-authorization-model-exploit-leading-to-potential-mitm-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80110\">potentially preventing exploitation<\/a>.<br \/>\nAdditionally, it is recommended to disable the use of external entities in your XML parser&#8217;s settings, if that functionality is not needed. This can provide an additional layer of protection against XXE attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-54445 is a critical vulnerability that affects Samsung Electronics MagicINFO 9 Server. This vulnerability is of the type &#8216;Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference&#8217;, which allows Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF). 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